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Recognised as Colour

#2DDCFF

  • #2DDCFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#2DDCFF is a cyan with RGB values 45, 220, 255 and HSL 190°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2DDCFF#2DDCFF
HEX#2DDCFF
RGBrgb(45, 220, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.8627, 1
RGB percentages17.6%, 86.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(190, 100%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190, 82.4%, 100%)
CMYK82.4%, 13.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,005,695
CSS custom property--colour: #2DDCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.79:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#D22300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4D5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9C1FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00E9E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 17.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.2Aqua · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 17.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF502D
Analogous#2DFFB9, #2D73FF
Triadic#FF2DDC, #DCFF2D
Split complementary#FF2D73, #FFB92D
Tetradic#B92DFF, #FF502D, #73FF2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FEFF
Lighter +30%#C6F6FF
Lighter +20%#93EDFF
Lighter +10%#60E5FF
Darker −10%#00D0F9
Darker −20%#00A5C6
Darker −30%#007B93
Darker −40%#005060
More saturated +25%#2DDCFF
Less saturated −25%#47CBE5

Channel breakdown

R45
G220
B255
Red45 (17.6%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue190°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G DC · B FF

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