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Recognised as Colour

#2AB2FE

  • #2AB2FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2AB2FE is a blue with RGB values 42, 178, 254 and HSL 202°, 99%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2AB2FE#2AB2FE
HEX#2AB2FE
RGBrgb(42, 178, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.698, 0.9961
RGB percentages16.5%, 69.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(201.5, 99.1%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 83.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK83.5%, 29.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,798,334
CSS custom property--colour: #2AB2FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#D54D01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#71A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Sky blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FE762A
Analogous#2AFEE0, #2A48FE
Triadic#FE2AB2, #B2FE2A
Split complementary#FE2A48, #FEE02A
Tetradic#E02AFE, #FE762A, #48FE2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FBFF
Lighter +30%#C2E9FF
Lighter +20%#90D7FE
Lighter +10%#5DC4FE
Darker −10%#019DF4
Darker −20%#017CC1
Darker −30%#015C8E
Darker −40%#003B5C
More saturated +25%#29B2FF
Less saturated −25%#45AAE3

Channel breakdown

R42
G178
B254
Red42 (16.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue201.51°
Saturation (HSL)99.07%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G B2 · B FE

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