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Recognised as Colour

#2BF3FF

  • #2BF3FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#2BF3FF is a cyan with RGB values 43, 243, 255 and HSL 183°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#2BF3FF#2BF3FF
HEX#2BF3FF
RGBrgb(43, 243, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.9529, 1
RGB percentages16.9%, 95.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(183.4, 100%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.4, 83.1%, 100%)
CMYK83.1%, 4.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,880,511
CSS custom property--colour: #2BF3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.37:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#D40C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4D4FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00FDF6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 9Cyan · ΔE 9Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.8Turquoise · ΔE 16.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 8.97, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF372B
Analogous#2BFFA1, #2B89FF
Triadic#FF2BF3, #F3FF2B
Split complementary#FF2B89, #FFA12B
Tetradic#A12BFF, #FF372B, #89FF2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FFFF
Lighter +30%#C4FCFF
Lighter +20%#91F9FF
Lighter +10%#5EF6FF
Darker −10%#00E9F7
Darker −20%#00B9C4
Darker −30%#008991
Darker −40%#00595E
More saturated +25%#2BF3FF
Less saturated −25%#46DBE5

Channel breakdown

R43
G243
B255
Red43 (16.9%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue183.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G F3 · B FF

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