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Recognised as Colour

#2BAEEF

  • #2BAEEF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2BAEEF is a cyan with RGB values 43, 174, 239 and HSL 200°, 86%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2BAEEF#2BAEEF
HEX#2BAEEF
RGBrgb(43, 174, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6824, 0.9373
RGB percentages16.9%, 68.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(199.9, 86%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.9, 82%, 93.7%)
CMYK82%, 27.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,862,831
CSS custom property--colour: #2BAEEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#D45110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EAEF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#759CEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Sky blue · ΔE 24.1Light steelblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF6C2B
Analogous#2BEFCE, #2B4CEF
Triadic#EF2BAE, #AEEF2B
Split complementary#EF2B4C, #EFCE2B
Tetradic#CE2BEF, #EF6C2B, #4CEF2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F6FD
Lighter +30%#B9E4FA
Lighter +20%#8AD2F6
Lighter +10%#5AC0F3
Darker −10%#1095D7
Darker −20%#0D74A7
Darker −30%#095378
Darker −40%#053249
More saturated +25%#1BB3FF
Less saturated −25%#48A4D3

Channel breakdown

R43
G174
B239
Red43 (16.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue199.9°
Saturation (HSL)85.96%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G AE · B EF

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