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Colour

#2BADD1

  • #2BADD1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#2BADD1 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 173, 209 and HSL 193°, 66%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2BADD1#2BADD1
HEX#2BADD1
RGBrgb(43, 173, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6784, 0.8196
RGB percentages16.9%, 67.8%, 82%
HSLhsl(193, 65.9%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193, 79.4%, 82%)
CMYK79.4%, 17.2%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,862,545
CSS custom property--colour: #2BADD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#D4522E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A9D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8299D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.6Light skyblue · ΔE 17.8Cadetblue · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Dark cyan · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D14F2B
Analogous#2BD1A2, #2B5AD1
Triadic#D12BAD, #ADD12B
Split complementary#D12B5A, #D1A22B
Tetradic#A22BD1, #D14F2B, #5AD12B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2EEF6
Lighter +30%#A8DEED
Lighter +20%#7ECEE4
Lighter +10%#53BEDC
Darker −10%#228AA7
Darker −20%#1A677C
Darker −30%#114452
Darker −40%#082128
More saturated +25%#0CBFF1
Less saturated −25%#4B9BB2

Channel breakdown

R43
G173
B209
Red43 (16.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue193.01°
Saturation (HSL)65.87%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G AD · B D1

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