Colour

#2CF8FF

#2CF8FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aqua

#2CF8FF is a cyan with RGB values 44, 248, 255 and HSL 182°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#2CF8FF#2CF8FF

HEX#2CF8FF

RGBrgb(44, 248, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.9725, 1

RGB percentages17.3%, 97.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(182, 100%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182, 82.7%, 100%)

CMYK82.7%, 2.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,947,327

CSS custom property--colour: #2CF8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.98:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#D30700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5ECFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAD8FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFFAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 5.7 Cyan · ΔE 5.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.8 Turquoise · ΔE 15.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 5.65, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF332C

Analogous#2CFF9D, #2C8EFF

Triadic#FF2CF8, #F8FF2C

Split complementary#FF2C8E, #FF9D2C

Tetradic#9D2CFF, #FF332C, #8FFF2C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8FFFF

Lighter +30%#C5FDFF

Lighter +20%#92FBFF

Lighter +10%#5FFAFF

Darker −10%#00F0F8

Darker −20%#00BEC5

Darker −30%#008D92

Darker −40%#005C5F

More saturated +25%#2CF8FF

Less saturated −25%#46DFE5

Channel breakdown

R44

G248

B255

Red44 (17.3%)

Green248 (97.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue181.99°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G F8 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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