Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#2D96B2

  • #2D96B2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#2D96B2 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 150, 178 and HSL 193°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#2D96B2#2D96B2
HEX#2D96B2
RGBrgb(45, 150, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.5882, 0.698
RGB percentages17.6%, 58.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(192.6, 59.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.6, 74.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK74.7%, 15.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,987,698
CSS custom property--colour: #2D96B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#D2694D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8592B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7385B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1Dark cyan · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 19Teal · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Sky blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 16.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2492D
Analogous#2DB28C, #2D53B2
Triadic#B22D96, #96B22D
Split complementary#B22D53, #B28C2D
Tetradic#8C2DB2, #B2492D, #53B22D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDE4EE
Lighter +30%#94D3E4
Lighter +20%#6BC2DA
Lighter +10%#43B2CF
Darker −10%#237489
Darker −20%#185161
Darker −30%#0E2F38
Darker −40%#040D0F
More saturated +25%#11A6CE
Less saturated −25%#498696

Channel breakdown

R45
G150
B178
Red45 (17.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue192.63°
Saturation (HSL)59.64%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 96 · B B2

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “2d96b2” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.