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Recognised as Colour

#2DBFE5

  • #2DBFE5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#2DBFE5 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 191, 229 and HSL 192°, 78%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2DBFE5#2DBFE5
HEX#2DBFE5
RGBrgb(45, 191, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.749, 0.898
RGB percentages17.6%, 74.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(192.4, 78%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.4, 80.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK80.3%, 16.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,998,245
CSS custom property--colour: #2DBFE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#D2401A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8BAE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A9E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.7Cadetblue · ΔE 25Medium turquoise · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5532D
Analogous#2DE5AF, #2D63E5
Triadic#E52DBF, #BFE52D
Split complementary#E52D63, #E5AF2D
Tetradic#AF2DE5, #E5532D, #63E52D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F6FB
Lighter +30%#B5E8F6
Lighter +20%#88DBF0
Lighter +10%#5ACDEB
Darker −10%#19A3C6
Darker −20%#137D99
Darker −30%#0D586C
Darker −40%#08333E
More saturated +25%#13CEFF
Less saturated −25%#4AAEC8

Channel breakdown

R45
G191
B229
Red45 (17.6%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue192.39°
Saturation (HSL)77.97%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G BF · B E5

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