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Recognised as Colour

#2ACFEE

  • #2ACFEE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#2ACFEE is a cyan with RGB values 42, 207, 238 and HSL 189°, 85%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2ACFEE#2ACFEE
HEX#2ACFEE
RGBrgb(42, 207, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8118, 0.9333
RGB percentages16.5%, 81.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(189.5, 85.2%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.5, 82.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK82.4%, 13%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,805,742
CSS custom property--colour: #2ACFEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#D53011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C8F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B6EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00DBD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.3Light seagreen · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE492A
Analogous#2AEEAB, #2A6DEE
Triadic#EE2ACF, #CFEE2A
Split complementary#EE2A6D, #EEAB2A
Tetradic#AB2AEE, #EE492A, #6DEE2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7FAFD
Lighter +30%#B8EFF9
Lighter +20%#88E4F6
Lighter +10%#59DAF2
Darker −10%#11B5D4
Darker −20%#0D8DA5
Darker −30%#096476
Darker −40%#063C46
More saturated +25%#19DBFF
Less saturated −25%#47BBD1

Channel breakdown

R42
G207
B238
Red42 (16.5%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue189.49°
Saturation (HSL)85.22%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G CF · B EE

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