Colour

#2BAEFF

#2BAEFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2BAEFF is a blue with RGB values 43, 174, 255 and HSL 203°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2BAEFF

RGBrgb(43, 174, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6824, 1

RGB percentages16.9%, 68.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(202.9, 100%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 83.1%, 100%)

CMYK83.1%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,862,847

CSS custom property--colour: #2BAEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#D45100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A9DFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00C2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2 Steel blue · ΔE 23.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5 Sky blue · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF7C2B

Analogous#2BFFE6, #2B44FF

Triadic#FF2BAE, #AEFF2B

Split complementary#FF2B44, #FFE62B

Tetradic#E62BFF, #FF7C2B, #44FF2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7FCFF

Lighter +30%#C4E8FF

Lighter +20%#91D5FF

Lighter +10%#5EC1FF

Darker −10%#0099F7

Darker −20%#0079C4

Darker −30%#005A91

Darker −40%#003A5E

More saturated +25%#2BAEFF

Less saturated −25%#46A8E5

Channel breakdown

R43

G174

B255

Red43 (16.9%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue202.92°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G AE · B FF

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