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Recognised as Colour

#2ACAF5

  • #2ACAF5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2ACAF5 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 202, 245 and HSL 193°, 91%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2ACAF5#2ACAF5
HEX#2ACAF5
RGBrgb(42, 202, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7922, 0.9608
RGB percentages16.5%, 79.2%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(192.7, 91%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.7, 82.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK82.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,804,469
CSS custom property--colour: #2ACAF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#D5350A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1C5F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#97B2F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00D7D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 24.1Light blue · ΔE 26.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5552A
Analogous#2AF5BB, #2A64F5
Triadic#F52ACA, #CAF52A
Split complementary#F52A64, #F5BB2A
Tetradic#BB2AF5, #F5552A, #64F52A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDFAFE
Lighter +30%#BCEEFC
Lighter +20%#8BE2FA
Lighter +10%#5BD6F7
Darker −10%#0BB4E1
Darker −20%#088DB1
Darker −30%#066680
Darker −40%#043F4F
More saturated +25%#20D0FF
Less saturated −25%#46BAD9

Channel breakdown

R42
G202
B245
Red42 (16.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue192.71°
Saturation (HSL)91.03%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G CA · B F5

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