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Recognised as Colour

#2DCCFF

  • #2DCCFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2DCCFF is a cyan with RGB values 45, 204, 255 and HSL 195°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2DCCFF#2DCCFF
HEX#2DCCFF
RGBrgb(45, 204, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.8, 1
RGB percentages17.6%, 80%, 100%
HSLhsl(194.6, 100%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.6, 82.4%, 100%)
CMYK82.4%, 20%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,001,599
CSS custom property--colour: #2DCCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.19:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#D23300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#95B5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#00DBDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9Light skyblue · ΔE 14.2Sky blue · ΔE 16.9Light blue · ΔE 28.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 28.7Light steelblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 9, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF602D
Analogous#2DFFC9, #2D63FF
Triadic#FF2DCC, #CCFF2D
Split complementary#FF2D63, #FFC92D
Tetradic#C92DFF, #FF602D, #63FF2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FEFF
Lighter +30%#C6F1FF
Lighter +20%#93E5FF
Lighter +10%#60D8FF
Darker −10%#00BDF9
Darker −20%#0096C6
Darker −30%#006F93
Darker −40%#004960
More saturated +25%#2DCCFF
Less saturated −25%#47BFE5

Channel breakdown

R45
G204
B255
Red45 (17.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue194.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G CC · B FF

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