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Recognised as Colour

#2AE1FA

  • #2AE1FA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2AE1FA is a cyan with RGB values 42, 225, 250 and HSL 187°, 95%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2AE1FA#2AE1FA
HEX#2AE1FA
RGBrgb(42, 225, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8824, 0.9804
RGB percentages16.5%, 88.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(187.2, 95.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 83.2%, 98%)
CMYK83.2%, 10%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,810,362
CSS custom property--colour: #2AE1FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.25:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#D51E05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD8FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1C5FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00ECE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3Aqua · ΔE 19.1Cyan · ΔE 19.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.2Turquoise · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA432A
Analogous#2AFAAB, #2A79FA
Triadic#FA2AE1, #E1FA2A
Split complementary#FA2A79, #FAAB2A
Tetradic#AB2AFA, #FA432A, #79FA2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FDFF
Lighter +30%#BFF6FE
Lighter +20%#8EEFFC
Lighter +10%#5CE8FB
Darker −10%#06D0EB
Darker −20%#04A4BA
Darker −30%#037888
Darker −40%#024C56
More saturated +25%#25E5FF
Less saturated −25%#45CCDF

Channel breakdown

R42
G225
B250
Red42 (16.5%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue187.21°
Saturation (HSL)95.41%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G E1 · B FA

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