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Recognised as Colour

#2AB8DC

  • #2AB8DC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#2AB8DC is a cyan with RGB values 42, 184, 220 and HSL 192°, 72%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2AB8DC#2AB8DC
HEX#2AB8DC
RGBrgb(42, 184, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7216, 0.8627
RGB percentages16.5%, 72.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(192.1, 71.8%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.1, 80.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK80.9%, 16.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,799,836
CSS custom property--colour: #2AB8DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#D54723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B3DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA2DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.6Cadetblue · ΔE 22.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC4E2A
Analogous#2ADCA7, #2A5FDC
Triadic#DC2AB8, #B8DC2A
Split complementary#DC2A5F, #DCA72A
Tetradic#A72ADC, #DC4E2A, #5FDC2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F2F9
Lighter +30%#ADE4F2
Lighter +20%#82D5EA
Lighter +10%#56C7E3
Darker −10%#1E97B5
Darker −20%#177289
Darker −30%#0F4E5E
Darker −40%#082932
More saturated +25%#0BCAFB
Less saturated −25%#49A6BD

Channel breakdown

R42
G184
B220
Red42 (16.5%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue192.13°
Saturation (HSL)71.77%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G B8 · B DC

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