Colour

#2AEDFF

#2AEDFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aqua

#2AEDFF is a cyan with RGB values 42, 237, 255 and HSL 185°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#2AEDFF#2AEDFF

HEX#2AEDFF

RGBrgb(42, 237, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.9294, 1

RGB percentages16.5%, 92.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(185.1, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.1, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK83.5%, 7.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,813,439

CSS custom property--colour: #2AEDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.66:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#D51200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8E3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDCFFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00F7F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 13.1 Cyan · ΔE 13.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Turquoise · ΔE 19 Pale turquoise · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF3C2A

Analogous#2AFFA6, #2A83FF

Triadic#FF2AED, #EDFF2A

Split complementary#FF2A83, #FFA72A

Tetradic#A62AFF, #FF3C2A, #83FF2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6FEFF

Lighter +30%#C3FAFF

Lighter +20%#90F6FF

Lighter +10%#5DF1FF

Darker −10%#00E1F6

Darker −20%#00B3C3

Darker −30%#008490

Darker −40%#00555D

More saturated +25%#2AEDFF

Less saturated −25%#45D7E4

Channel breakdown

R42

G237

B255

Red42 (16.5%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue185.07°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G ED · B FF

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