Colour

#2AA1C2

#2AA1C2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#2AA1C2 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 161, 194 and HSL 193°, 64%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#2AA1C2#2AA1C2

HEX#2AA1C2

RGBrgb(42, 161, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6314, 0.7608

RGB percentages16.5%, 63.1%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(193, 64.4%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193, 78.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK78.4%, 17%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,793,922

CSS custom property--colour: #2AA1C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#D55E3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D9DC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#798EC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00ABACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7 Sky blue · ΔE 19.2 Steel blue · ΔE 19.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 18.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C24B2A

Analogous#2AC297, #2A55C2

Triadic#C22AA1, #A1C22A

Split complementary#C22A55, #C2972A

Tetradic#972AC2, #C24B2A, #55C22A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C5E9F3

Lighter +30%#9CD9E9

Lighter +20%#72C8E0

Lighter +10%#48B8D7

Darker −10%#217E98

Darker −20%#185B6E

Darker −30%#0F3944

Darker −40%#06161A

More saturated +25%#0CB2E0

Less saturated −25%#4790A4

Channel breakdown

R42

G161

B194

Red42 (16.5%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue193.03°

Saturation (HSL)64.41%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G A1 · B C2

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