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Recognised as Colour

#2B9ACE

  • #2B9ACE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2B9ACE is a cyan with RGB values 43, 154, 206 and HSL 199°, 65%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2B9ACE#2B9ACE
HEX#2B9ACE
RGBrgb(43, 154, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6039, 0.8078
RGB percentages16.9%, 60.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(199.1, 65.5%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.1, 79.1%, 80.8%)
CMYK79.1%, 25.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,857,678
CSS custom property--colour: #2B9ACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#D46531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8099D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B8ACDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 21Sky blue · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE5F2B
Analogous#2BCEB0, #2B49CE
Triadic#CE2B9A, #9ACE2B
Split complementary#CE2B49, #CEB02B
Tetradic#B12BCE, #CE5F2B, #49CE2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0E9F5
Lighter +30%#A6D6EC
Lighter +20%#7BC2E4
Lighter +10%#51AFDB
Darker −10%#227AA4
Darker −20%#195B7A
Darker −30%#113B4F
Darker −40%#081C25
More saturated +25%#0CA5ED
Less saturated −25%#4A8FAF

Channel breakdown

R43
G154
B206
Red43 (16.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue199.14°
Saturation (HSL)65.46%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 9A · B CE

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