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Recognised as Colour

#2CBBDB

  • #2CBBDB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#2CBBDB is a cyan with RGB values 44, 187, 219 and HSL 191°, 71%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2CBBDB#2CBBDB
HEX#2CBBDB
RGBrgb(44, 187, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.7333, 0.8588
RGB percentages17.3%, 73.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(191, 70.9%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191, 79.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK79.9%, 14.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,931,675
CSS custom property--colour: #2CBBDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#D34424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6B5DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA5DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 20Cadetblue · ΔE 22Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB4C2C
Analogous#2CDBA3, #2C64DB
Triadic#DB2CBB, #BBDB2C
Split complementary#DB2C64, #DBA32C
Tetradic#A32CDB, #DB4C2C, #64DB2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAF3F9
Lighter +30%#AFE5F1
Lighter +20%#83D7EA
Lighter +10%#58C9E2
Darker −10%#1F9AB5
Darker −20%#17758A
Darker −30%#10505E
Darker −40%#092B32
More saturated +25%#0DCFFA
Less saturated −25%#4BA7BC

Channel breakdown

R44
G187
B219
Red44 (17.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue190.97°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G BB · B DB

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