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Colour

#2E869C

  • #2E869C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#2E869C is a cyan with RGB values 46, 134, 156 and HSL 192°, 54%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#2E869C#2E869C
HEX#2E869C
RGBrgb(46, 134, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5255, 0.6118
RGB percentages18%, 52.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(192, 54.5%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192, 70.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK70.5%, 14.1%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,049,116
CSS custom property--colour: #2E869C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#D17963

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78829Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#68779Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008E8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Teal · ΔE 15.4Dark cyan · ΔE 15.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C442E
Analogous#2E9C7B, #2E4F9C
Triadic#9C2E86, #869C2E
Split complementary#9C2E4F, #9C7B2E
Tetradic#7B2E9C, #9C442E, #4F9C2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFDCE7
Lighter +30%#87CBDC
Lighter +20%#60BAD0
Lighter +10%#3AA8C3
Darker −10%#226475
Darker −20%#17424D
Darker −30%#0B2126
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1595B5
Less saturated −25%#477783

Channel breakdown

R46
G134
B156
Red46 (18%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue192°
Saturation (HSL)54.46%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 86 · B 9C

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