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Recognised as Colour

#2AC0EC

  • #2AC0EC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2AC0EC is a cyan with RGB values 42, 192, 236 and HSL 194°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2AC0EC#2AC0EC
HEX#2AC0EC
RGBrgb(42, 192, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7529, 0.9255
RGB percentages16.5%, 75.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(193.6, 83.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.6, 82.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK82.2%, 18.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,801,900
CSS custom property--colour: #2AC0EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#D53F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7BCEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EAAECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.3Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 25.8Light blue · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC562A
Analogous#2AECB7, #2A5FEC
Triadic#EC2AC0, #C0EC2A
Split complementary#EC2A5F, #ECB72A
Tetradic#B72AEC, #EC562A, #5FEC2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F7FD
Lighter +30%#B6EAF9
Lighter +20%#88DCF4
Lighter +10%#59CEF0
Darker −10%#13A5D0
Darker −20%#0E80A2
Darker −30%#0A5B73
Darker −40%#063644
More saturated +25%#17CAFF
Less saturated −25%#47B0CF

Channel breakdown

R42
G192
B236
Red42 (16.5%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue193.61°
Saturation (HSL)83.62%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G C0 · B EC

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