Recognised as Colour

#2CA4CD

#2CA4CD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2CA4CD is a cyan with RGB values 44, 164, 205 and HSL 195°, 65%, 49%. 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

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HEX#2CA4CD

RGBrgb(44, 164, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6431, 0.8039

RGB percentages17.3%, 64.3%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(195.3, 64.7%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.3, 78.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK78.5%, 20%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,925,773

CSS custom property--colour: #2CA4CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#D35B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EA1CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7992CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00B0B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.7 Steel blue · ΔE 17.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5 Sky blue · ΔE 18.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD552C

Analogous#2CCDA5, #2C54CD

Triadic#CD2CA4, #A4CD2C

Split complementary#CD2C54, #CDA52C

Tetradic#A52CCD, #CD552C, #54CD2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D0ECF5

Lighter +30%#A6DAEC

Lighter +20%#7CC9E3

Lighter +10%#52B7DA

Darker −10%#2382A3

Darker −20%#1A6179

Darker −30%#113F4F

Darker −40%#081E25

More saturated +25%#0DB3EC

Less saturated −25%#4B95AE

Channel breakdown

R44

G164

B205

Red44 (17.3%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue195.28°

Saturation (HSL)64.66%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G A4 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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