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Recognised as Colour

#2DAEFA

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

#2DAEFA is a blue with RGB values 45, 174, 250 and HSL 202°, 95%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2DAEFA#2DAEFA
HEX#2DAEFA
RGBrgb(45, 174, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.6824, 0.9804
RGB percentages17.6%, 68.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(202.2, 95.3%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 82%, 98%)
CMYK82%, 30.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,993,914
CSS custom property--colour: #2DAEFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#D25105

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AAFFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9DF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7Sky blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA792D
Analogous#2DFADF, #2D48FA
Triadic#FA2DAE, #AEFA2D
Split complementary#FA2D47, #FAE02D
Tetradic#E02DFA, #FA792D, #47FA2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FBFF
Lighter +30%#C2E8FE
Lighter +20%#91D4FC
Lighter +10%#5FC1FB
Darker −10%#0698EE
Darker −20%#0478BD
Darker −30%#03598B
Darker −40%#023959
More saturated +25%#28AFFF
Less saturated −25%#48A7DF

Channel breakdown

R45
G174
B250
Red45 (17.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue202.24°
Saturation (HSL)95.35%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G AE · B FA

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