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Recognised as Colour

#2DBCDF

  • #2DBCDF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#2DBCDF is a cyan with RGB values 45, 188, 223 and HSL 192°, 74%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2DBCDF#2DBCDF
HEX#2DBCDF
RGBrgb(45, 188, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.7373, 0.8745
RGB percentages17.6%, 73.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(191.8, 73.6%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 79.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK79.8%, 15.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,997,471
CSS custom property--colour: #2DBCDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#D24320

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6B7E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA6DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C8C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.5Cadetblue · ΔE 23.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF502D
Analogous#2DDFA9, #2D63DF
Triadic#DF2DBC, #BCDF2D
Split complementary#DF2D63, #DFA92D
Tetradic#A92DDF, #DF502D, #63DF2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF4FA
Lighter +30%#B2E6F3
Lighter +20%#86D8EC
Lighter +10%#59CAE6
Darker −10%#1D9DBC
Darker −20%#167890
Darker −30%#0F5364
Darker −40%#082E38
More saturated +25%#0FCEFD
Less saturated −25%#4BAAC1

Channel breakdown

R45
G188
B223
Red45 (17.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue191.8°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G BC · B DF

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