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Colour

#2DADE2

  • #2DADE2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2DADE2 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 173, 226 and HSL 198°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2DADE2#2DADE2
HEX#2DADE2
RGBrgb(45, 173, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.6784, 0.8863
RGB percentages17.6%, 67.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(197.6, 75.7%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.6, 80.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK80.1%, 23.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,993,634
CSS custom property--colour: #2DADE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#D2521D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92ABE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9AE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 8.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Sky blue · ΔE 19.7Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2622D
Analogous#2DE2BD, #2D52E2
Triadic#E22DAD, #ADE22D
Split complementary#E22D52, #E2BC2D
Tetradic#BD2DE2, #E2622D, #53E22D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0F3FB
Lighter +30%#B3E1F5
Lighter +20%#87D0EE
Lighter +10%#5ABEE8
Darker −10%#1B91C1
Darker −20%#156F94
Darker −30%#0E4E68
Darker −40%#082C3B
More saturated +25%#10B9FF
Less saturated −25%#4BA1C4

Channel breakdown

R45
G173
B226
Red45 (17.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue197.57°
Saturation (HSL)75.73%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G AD · B E2

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