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Recognised as Colour

#2D8CA9

  • #2D8CA9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2D8CA9 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 140, 169 and HSL 194°, 58%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2D8CA9#2D8CA9
HEX#2D8CA9
RGBrgb(45, 140, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.549, 0.6627
RGB percentages17.6%, 54.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(194, 57.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 73.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK73.4%, 17.2%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,985,129
CSS custom property--colour: #2D8CA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#D27356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B89ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7CA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17.4Dark cyan · ΔE 19.4Teal · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A94A2D
Analogous#2DA988, #2D4EA9
Triadic#A92D8C, #8CA92D
Split complementary#A92D4E, #A9882D
Tetradic#882DA9, #A94A2D, #4EA92D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6DFEC
Lighter +30%#8ECEE1
Lighter +20%#66BCD6
Lighter +10%#3EAACB
Darker −10%#226B81
Darker −20%#184958
Darker −30%#0D2830
Darker −40%#020708
More saturated +25%#129AC4
Less saturated −25%#487E8E

Channel breakdown

R45
G140
B169
Red45 (17.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue194.03°
Saturation (HSL)57.94%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 8C · B A9

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