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Colour

#2B86AF

  • #2B86AF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2B86AF is a cyan with RGB values 43, 134, 175 and HSL 199°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2B86AF#2B86AF
HEX#2B86AF
RGBrgb(43, 134, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5255, 0.6863
RGB percentages16.9%, 52.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(198.6, 60.6%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.6, 75.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK75.4%, 23.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,852,527
CSS custom property--colour: #2B86AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#D47950

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7285B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6078AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009194no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Slate grey · ΔE 21.3Cadetblue · ΔE 24.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6Teal · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF542B
Analogous#2BAF96, #2B44AF
Triadic#AF2B86, #86AF2B
Split complementary#AF2B44, #AF962B
Tetradic#962BAF, #AF542B, #44AF2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8DDEE
Lighter +30%#8FC9E4
Lighter +20%#66B6DA
Lighter +10%#3EA2CF
Darker −10%#216786
Darker −20%#17475D
Darker −30%#0D2834
Darker −40%#03090B
More saturated +25%#1090CA
Less saturated −25%#467C94

Channel breakdown

R43
G134
B175
Red43 (16.9%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue198.64°
Saturation (HSL)60.55%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 86 · B AF

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