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Recognised as Colour

#2AC3FF

  • #2AC3FF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2AC3FF is a cyan with RGB values 42, 195, 255 and HSL 197°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2AC3FF#2AC3FF
HEX#2AC3FF
RGBrgb(42, 195, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7647, 1
RGB percentages16.5%, 76.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(196.9, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.9, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK83.5%, 23.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,802,687
CSS custom property--colour: #2AC3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#D53C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#89AEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00D3D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 2.8Light skyblue · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Light steelblue · ΔE 30.4Light blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 2.78, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF662A
Analogous#2AFFD1, #2A58FF
Triadic#FF2AC3, #C3FF2A
Split complementary#FF2A58, #FFD12A
Tetradic#D12AFF, #FF662A, #58FF2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FCFF
Lighter +30%#C3EEFF
Lighter +20%#90E0FF
Lighter +10%#5DD1FF
Darker −10%#00B1F6
Darker −20%#008CC3
Darker −30%#006790
Darker −40%#00435D
More saturated +25%#2AC3FF
Less saturated −25%#45B7E4

Channel breakdown

R42
G195
B255
Red42 (16.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue196.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G C3 · B FF

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