Colour

#2BCBFF

#2BCBFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2BCBFF is a cyan with RGB values 43, 203, 255 and HSL 195°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2BCBFF#2BCBFF

HEX#2BCBFF

RGBrgb(43, 203, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.7961, 1

RGB percentages16.9%, 79.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(194.7, 100%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.7, 83.1%, 100%)

CMYK83.1%, 20.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,870,271

CSS custom property--colour: #2BCBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#D43400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFC7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#94B4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00DADCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 8.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.3 Sky blue · ΔE 17.2 Light blue · ΔE 28.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 29.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF5F2B

Analogous#2BFFC9, #2B61FF

Triadic#FF2BCB, #CBFF2B

Split complementary#FF2B61, #FFC92B

Tetradic#C92BFF, #FF5F2B, #61FF2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7FDFF

Lighter +30%#C4F1FF

Lighter +20%#91E4FF

Lighter +10%#5ED8FF

Darker −10%#00BAF7

Darker −20%#0094C4

Darker −30%#006D91

Darker −40%#00475E

More saturated +25%#2BCBFF

Less saturated −25%#46BDE5

Channel breakdown

R43

G203

B255

Red43 (16.9%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue194.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G CB · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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