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Recognised as Colour

#2CA1DF

  • #2CA1DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2CA1DF is a blue with RGB values 44, 161, 223 and HSL 201°, 74%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2CA1DF#2CA1DF
HEX#2CA1DF
RGBrgb(44, 161, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6314, 0.8745
RGB percentages17.3%, 63.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(200.8, 73.7%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.8, 80.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK80.3%, 27.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,925,023
CSS custom property--colour: #2CA1DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#D35E20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83A1E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B91DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.2Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Sky blue · ΔE 25.5Light steelblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF6A2C
Analogous#2CDFC3, #2C48DF
Triadic#DF2CA1, #A1DF2C
Split complementary#DF2C48, #DFC32C
Tetradic#C32CDF, #DF6A2C, #48DF2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF0FA
Lighter +30%#B1DCF3
Lighter +20%#85C8EC
Lighter +10%#58B5E6
Darker −10%#1C84BC
Darker −20%#16658F
Darker −30%#0F4663
Darker −40%#082737
More saturated +25%#0EAAFD
Less saturated −25%#4A98C1

Channel breakdown

R44
G161
B223
Red44 (17.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue200.78°
Saturation (HSL)73.66%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G A1 · B DF

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