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Recognised as Colour

#2DAAD1

  • #2DAAD1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2DAAD1 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 170, 209 and HSL 194°, 65%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2DAAD1#2DAAD1
HEX#2DAAD1
RGBrgb(45, 170, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.6667, 0.8196
RGB percentages17.6%, 66.7%, 82%
HSLhsl(194.3, 64.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.3, 78.5%, 82%)
CMYK78.5%, 18.7%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,992,849
CSS custom property--colour: #2DAAD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#D2552E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94A6D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E97D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Cadetblue · ΔE 22.2Dark cyan · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1542D
Analogous#2DD1A6, #2D58D1
Triadic#D12DAA, #AAD12D
Split complementary#D12D58, #D1A62D
Tetradic#A62DD1, #D1542D, #58D12D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4EEF6
Lighter +30%#AADDED
Lighter +20%#80CCE4
Lighter +10%#56BBDB
Darker −10%#2488A7
Darker −20%#1B667D
Darker −30%#124453
Darker −40%#092129
More saturated +25%#0DBBF1
Less saturated −25%#4D99B1

Channel breakdown

R45
G170
B209
Red45 (17.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue194.27°
Saturation (HSL)64.57%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G AA · B D1

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