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Recognised as Colour

#2CC3E1

  • #2CC3E1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#2CC3E1 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 195, 225 and HSL 190°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2CC3E1#2CC3E1
HEX#2CC3E1
RGBrgb(44, 195, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.7647, 0.8824
RGB percentages17.3%, 76.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(189.9, 75.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.9, 80.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK80.4%, 13.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,933,729
CSS custom property--colour: #2CC3E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#D33C1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEBDE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#97ABE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00CECCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.3Light seagreen · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E14A2C
Analogous#2CE1A5, #2C68E1
Triadic#E12CC3, #C3E12C
Split complementary#E12C68, #E1A52C
Tetradic#A52CE1, #E14A2C, #68E12C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF6FA
Lighter +30%#B2E9F4
Lighter +20%#85DCEE
Lighter +10%#59D0E7
Darker −10%#1BA4BF
Darker −20%#157D92
Darker −30%#0E5766
Darker −40%#083139
More saturated +25%#0ED7FF
Less saturated −25%#4AAFC3

Channel breakdown

R44
G195
B225
Red44 (17.3%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue189.94°
Saturation (HSL)75.1%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G C3 · B E1

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