Recognised as Colour

#2CD4FA

#2CD4FA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#2CD4FA is a cyan with RGB values 44, 212, 250 and HSL 191°, 95%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2CD4FA#2CD4FA

HEX#2CD4FA

RGBrgb(44, 212, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.8314, 0.9804

RGB percentages17.3%, 83.1%, 98%

HSLhsl(191.1, 95.4%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.1, 82.4%, 98%)

CMYK82.4%, 15.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,938,106

CSS custom property--colour: #2CD4FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.9:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#D32B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCCEFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1BBFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00E1E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16 Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.8 Light blue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FA522C

Analogous#2CFAB9, #2C6DFA

Triadic#FA2CD4, #D4FA2C

Split complementary#FA2C6D, #FAB92C

Tetradic#B92CFA, #FA522C, #6DFA2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3FDFF

Lighter +30%#C1F2FE

Lighter +20%#90E8FC

Lighter +10%#5EDEFB

Darker −10%#06C3ED

Darker −20%#049ABC

Darker −30%#03718A

Darker −40%#024858

More saturated +25%#27D7FF

Less saturated −25%#47C3DF

Channel breakdown

R44

G212

B250

Red44 (17.3%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue191.07°

Saturation (HSL)95.37%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G D4 · B FA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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