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Recognised as Colour

#2CB9FF

  • #2CB9FF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2CB9FF is a cyan with RGB values 44, 185, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2CB9FF#2CB9FF
HEX#2CB9FF
RGBrgb(44, 185, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.7255, 1
RGB percentages17.3%, 72.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(199.9, 100%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.9, 82.7%, 100%)
CMYK82.7%, 27.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,931,199
CSS custom property--colour: #2CB9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#D34600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA6FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 5.7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 24Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Sky blue · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF722C
Analogous#2CFFDC, #2C4FFF
Triadic#FF2CB9, #B9FF2C
Split complementary#FF2C4F, #FFDB2C
Tetradic#DC2CFF, #FF722C, #50FF2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FDFF
Lighter +30%#C5ECFF
Lighter +20%#92DBFF
Lighter +10%#5FCAFF
Darker −10%#00A6F8
Darker −20%#0084C5
Darker −30%#006292
Darker −40%#003F5F
More saturated +25%#2CB9FF
Less saturated −25%#46B0E5

Channel breakdown

R44
G185
B255
Red44 (17.3%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue199.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G B9 · B FF

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