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Colour

#2CA1CF

  • #2CA1CF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2CA1CF is a cyan with RGB values 44, 161, 207 and HSL 197°, 65%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2CA1CF#2CA1CF
HEX#2CA1CF
RGBrgb(44, 161, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6314, 0.8118
RGB percentages17.3%, 63.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(196.9, 64.9%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.9, 78.7%, 81.2%)
CMYK78.7%, 22.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,925,007
CSS custom property--colour: #2CA1CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#D35E30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#748FCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Cadetblue · ΔE 25.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF5A2C
Analogous#2CCFAB, #2C50CF
Triadic#CF2CA1, #A1CF2C
Split complementary#CF2C4F, #CFAB2C
Tetradic#AC2CCF, #CF5A2C, #50CF2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2EBF5
Lighter +30%#A8D9EC
Lighter +20%#7EC7E3
Lighter +10%#53B4DB
Darker −10%#2380A5
Darker −20%#1A607B
Darker −30%#113F51
Darker −40%#081E27
More saturated +25%#0DAFEE
Less saturated −25%#4B93B0

Channel breakdown

R44
G161
B207
Red44 (17.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue196.93°
Saturation (HSL)64.94%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G A1 · B CF

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