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Recognised as Colour

#2ADEFF

  • #2ADEFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2ADEFF is a cyan with RGB values 42, 222, 255 and HSL 189°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2ADEFF#2ADEFF
HEX#2ADEFF
RGBrgb(42, 222, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8706, 1
RGB percentages16.5%, 87.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(189.3, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK83.5%, 12.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,809,599
CSS custom property--colour: #2ADEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#D52100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABC3FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00EAE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 22Aqua · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF4B2A
Analogous#2AFFB6, #2A73FF
Triadic#FF2ADE, #DEFF2A
Split complementary#FF2A73, #FFB62A
Tetradic#B62AFF, #FF4B2A, #73FF2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FEFF
Lighter +30%#C3F6FF
Lighter +20%#90EEFF
Lighter +10%#5DE6FF
Darker −10%#00D0F6
Darker −20%#00A5C3
Darker −30%#007A90
Darker −40%#004F5D
More saturated +25%#2ADEFF
Less saturated −25%#45CCE4

Channel breakdown

R42
G222
B255
Red42 (16.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue189.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G DE · B FF

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