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Recognised as Colour

#2AE1FF

  • #2AE1FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2AE1FF is a cyan with RGB values 42, 225, 255 and HSL 188°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2AE1FF#2AE1FF
HEX#2AE1FF
RGBrgb(42, 225, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8824, 1
RGB percentages16.5%, 88.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(188.5, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.5, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK83.5%, 11.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,810,367
CSS custom property--colour: #2AE1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.31:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#D51E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC5FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00EDEAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 19.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9Aqua · ΔE 21.5Cyan · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF482A
Analogous#2AFFB2, #2A77FF
Triadic#FF2AE1, #E1FF2A
Split complementary#FF2A77, #FFB22A
Tetradic#B22AFF, #FF482A, #77FF2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FEFF
Lighter +30%#C3F7FF
Lighter +20%#90EFFF
Lighter +10%#5DE8FF
Darker −10%#00D3F6
Darker −20%#00A8C3
Darker −30%#007C90
Darker −40%#00505D
More saturated +25%#2AE1FF
Less saturated −25%#45CEE4

Channel breakdown

R42
G225
B255
Red42 (16.5%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue188.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G E1 · B FF

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