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Recognised as Colour

#2BCDF1

  • #2BCDF1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#2BCDF1 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 205, 241 and HSL 191°, 88%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2BCDF1#2BCDF1
HEX#2BCDF1
RGBrgb(43, 205, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.8039, 0.9451
RGB percentages16.9%, 80.4%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(190.9, 87.6%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 82.2%, 94.5%)
CMYK82.2%, 14.9%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,870,769
CSS custom property--colour: #2BCDF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#D4320E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C7F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB4F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00D9D8no 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 text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.2Light skyblue · ΔE 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.9Light blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F14F2B
Analogous#2BF1B2, #2B6AF1
Triadic#F12BCD, #CDF12B
Split complementary#F12B6A, #F1B22B
Tetradic#B22BF1, #F14F2B, #6AF12B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAFAFE
Lighter +30%#BBEFFA
Lighter +20%#8BE4F7
Lighter +10%#5BD8F4
Darker −10%#0EB5DB
Darker −20%#0B8EAB
Darker −30%#08667B
Darker −40%#053E4B
More saturated +25%#1DD6FF
Less saturated −25%#47BBD5

Channel breakdown

R43
G205
B241
Red43 (16.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue190.91°
Saturation (HSL)87.61%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G CD · B F1

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