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Colour

#2CB1E4

  • #2CB1E4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2CB1E4 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 177, 228 and HSL 197°, 77%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2CB1E4#2CB1E4
HEX#2CB1E4
RGBrgb(44, 177, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6941, 0.8941
RGB percentages17.3%, 69.4%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(196.6, 77.3%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.6, 80.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK80.7%, 22.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,929,124
CSS custom property--colour: #2CB1E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#D34E1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97AEE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F9DE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 8.6Light skyblue · ΔE 15.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1Cadetblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E45F2C
Analogous#2CE4BB, #2C55E4
Triadic#E42CB1, #B1E42C
Split complementary#E42C55, #E4BB2C
Tetradic#BB2CE4, #E45F2C, #55E42C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1F4FB
Lighter +30%#B4E3F5
Lighter +20%#86D2F0
Lighter +10%#59C2EA
Darker −10%#1995C4
Darker −20%#137297
Darker −30%#0D506A
Darker −40%#082E3C
More saturated +25%#11BDFF
Less saturated −25%#4AA4C6

Channel breakdown

R44
G177
B228
Red44 (17.3%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue196.63°
Saturation (HSL)77.31%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G B1 · B E4

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