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Recognised as Colour

#2E758F

  • #2E758F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E758F is a cyan with RGB values 46, 117, 143 and HSL 196°, 51%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E758F#2E758F
HEX#2E758F
RGBrgb(46, 117, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4588, 0.5608
RGB percentages18%, 45.9%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(196.1, 51.3%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.1, 67.8%, 56.1%)
CMYK67.8%, 18.2%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,044,751
CSS custom property--colour: #2E758F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#D18A70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#677390no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#59698Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007D7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7Teal · ΔE 19.8Cadetblue · ΔE 21.1Dark cyan · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F482E
Analogous#2E8F79, #2E448F
Triadic#8F2E75, #758F2E
Split complementary#8F2E44, #8F792E
Tetradic#792E8F, #8F482E, #448F2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6D2E3
Lighter +30%#80BFD6
Lighter +20%#59ACCA
Lighter +10%#3A95B6
Darker −10%#225568
Darker −20%#153642
Darker −30%#09161B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1680A7
Less saturated −25%#466A77

Channel breakdown

R46
G117
B143
Red46 (18%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue196.08°
Saturation (HSL)51.32%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 75 · B 8F

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