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Recognised as Colour

#2C8DAA

  • #2C8DAA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2C8DAA is a cyan with RGB values 44, 141, 170 and HSL 194°, 59%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2C8DAA#2C8DAA
HEX#2C8DAA
RGBrgb(44, 141, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5529, 0.6667
RGB percentages17.3%, 55.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(193.8, 58.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK74.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,919,850
CSS custom property--colour: #2C8DAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#D37255

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8AACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7DAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#009696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3Dark cyan · ΔE 19.3Teal · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA492C
Analogous#2CAA88, #2C4EAA
Triadic#AA2C8D, #8DAA2C
Split complementary#AA2C4E, #AA882C
Tetradic#882CAA, #AA492C, #4EAA2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6E0EC
Lighter +30%#8DCEE2
Lighter +20%#65BDD7
Lighter +10%#3CABCD
Darker −10%#226B81
Darker −20%#174A59
Darker −30%#0D2830
Darker −40%#020708
More saturated +25%#119BC5
Less saturated −25%#477F8F

Channel breakdown

R44
G141
B170
Red44 (17.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue193.81°
Saturation (HSL)58.88%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 8D · B AA

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