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Colour

#2CB3E2

  • #2CB3E2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2CB3E2 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 179, 226 and HSL 195°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2CB3E2#2CB3E2
HEX#2CB3E2
RGBrgb(44, 179, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.702, 0.8863
RGB percentages17.3%, 70.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(195.5, 75.8%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.5, 80.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK80.5%, 20.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,929,634
CSS custom property--colour: #2CB3E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#D34C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB0E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#829FE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Sky blue · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Cadetblue · ΔE 27Light steelblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E25B2C
Analogous#2CE2B6, #2C58E2
Triadic#E22CB3, #B3E22C
Split complementary#E22C58, #E2B62C
Tetradic#B62CE2, #E25B2C, #58E22C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF4FB
Lighter +30%#B3E3F4
Lighter +20%#86D3EE
Lighter +10%#59C3E8
Darker −10%#1A96C1
Darker −20%#147394
Darker −30%#0E5067
Darker −40%#082D3A
More saturated +25%#0FC1FF
Less saturated −25%#4AA4C4

Channel breakdown

R44
G179
B226
Red44 (17.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue195.49°
Saturation (HSL)75.83%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G B3 · B E2

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