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Recognised as Colour

#2AB7FF

  • #2AB7FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2AB7FF is a blue with RGB values 42, 183, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2AB7FF#2AB7FF
HEX#2AB7FF
RGBrgb(42, 183, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7176, 1
RGB percentages16.5%, 71.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(200.3, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK83.5%, 28.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,799,615
CSS custom property--colour: #2AB7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#D54800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C9D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Sky blue · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 7.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF722A
Analogous#2AFFDD, #2A4DFF
Triadic#FF2AB7, #B7FF2A
Split complementary#FF2A4D, #FFDC2A
Tetradic#DC2AFF, #FF722A, #4DFF2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FCFF
Lighter +30%#C3EBFF
Lighter +20%#90D9FF
Lighter +10%#5DC8FF
Darker −10%#00A3F6
Darker −20%#0081C3
Darker −30%#005F90
Darker −40%#003E5D
More saturated +25%#2AB7FF
Less saturated −25%#45AEE4

Channel breakdown

R42
G183
B255
Red42 (16.5%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue200.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G B7 · B FF

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