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Recognised as Colour

#2BB7DB

  • #2BB7DB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#2BB7DB is a cyan with RGB values 43, 183, 219 and HSL 192°, 71%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2BB7DB#2BB7DB
HEX#2BB7DB
RGBrgb(43, 183, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.7176, 0.8588
RGB percentages16.9%, 71.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(192.3, 71%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.3, 80.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK80.4%, 16.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,865,115
CSS custom property--colour: #2BB7DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#D44824

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B2DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA1DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Cadetblue · ΔE 22.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB4F2B
Analogous#2BDBA7, #2B5FDB
Triadic#DB2BB7, #B7DB2B
Split complementary#DB2B5F, #DBA72B
Tetradic#A72BDB, #DB4F2B, #5FDB2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F2F9
Lighter +30%#AEE3F1
Lighter +20%#82D5EA
Lighter +10%#57C6E2
Darker −10%#1F96B4
Darker −20%#177289
Darker −30%#104D5D
Darker −40%#082932
More saturated +25%#0CC9FA
Less saturated −25%#4AA5BC

Channel breakdown

R43
G183
B219
Red43 (16.9%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue192.27°
Saturation (HSL)70.97%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G B7 · B DB

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