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Recognised as Colour

#2DABEA

  • #2DABEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2DABEA is a blue with RGB values 45, 171, 234 and HSL 200°, 82%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2DABEA#2DABEA
HEX#2DABEA
RGBrgb(45, 171, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.6706, 0.9176
RGB percentages17.6%, 67.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(200, 81.8%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 80.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK80.8%, 26.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,993,130
CSS custom property--colour: #2DABEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#D25415

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CABEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#7399E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 8.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Sky blue · ΔE 23.8Light steelblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA6C2D
Analogous#2DEACB, #2D4CEA
Triadic#EA2DAB, #ABEA2D
Split complementary#EA2D4D, #EACA2D
Tetradic#CA2DEA, #EA6C2D, #4DEA2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F5FD
Lighter +30%#B8E3F8
Lighter +20%#8AD0F3
Lighter +10%#5BBEEF
Darker −10%#1591CF
Darker −20%#1071A1
Darker −30%#0B5073
Darker −40%#073044
More saturated +25%#18B2FF
Less saturated −25%#4AA1CD

Channel breakdown

R45
G171
B234
Red45 (17.6%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G AB · B EA

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