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Colour

#2A96BD

  • #2A96BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2A96BD is a cyan with RGB values 42, 150, 189 and HSL 196°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2A96BD#2A96BD
HEX#2A96BD
RGBrgb(42, 150, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5882, 0.7412
RGB percentages16.5%, 58.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(195.9, 63.6%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.9, 77.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK77.8%, 20.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,791,101
CSS custom property--colour: #2A96BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#D56942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8193BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E85BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.1Cadetblue · ΔE 21.8Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5Sky blue · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD512A
Analogous#2ABD9B, #2A4CBD
Triadic#BD2A96, #96BD2A
Split complementary#BD2A4C, #BD9B2A
Tetradic#9B2ABD, #BD512A, #4CBD2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2E5F1
Lighter +30%#98D3E8
Lighter +20%#6EC1DF
Lighter +10%#44AFD6
Darker −10%#217593
Darker −20%#17546A
Darker −30%#0E3340
Darker −40%#051216
More saturated +25%#0DA4DA
Less saturated −25%#4788A0

Channel breakdown

R42
G150
B189
Red42 (16.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue195.92°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 96 · B BD

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