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Recognised as Colour

#2B96C9

  • #2B96C9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2B96C9 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 150, 201 and HSL 199°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2B96C9#2B96C9
HEX#2B96C9
RGBrgb(43, 150, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5882, 0.7882
RGB percentages16.9%, 58.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(199.4, 64.8%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 78.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK78.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,856,649
CSS custom property--colour: #2B96C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#D46936

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D95CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6886C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C95E2B
Analogous#2BC9AD, #2B47C9
Triadic#C92B96, #96C92B
Split complementary#C92B47, #C9AD2B
Tetradic#AD2BC9, #C95E2B, #47C92B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE7F4
Lighter +30%#A2D3EB
Lighter +20%#78C0E2
Lighter +10%#4EACD9
Darker −10%#22779F
Darker −20%#195775
Darker −30%#10384B
Darker −40%#071921
More saturated +25%#0CA1E7
Less saturated −25%#498BAA

Channel breakdown

R43
G150
B201
Red43 (16.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue199.37°
Saturation (HSL)64.75%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 96 · B C9

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