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Recognised as Colour

#2E89B6

  • #2E89B6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E89B6 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 137, 182 and HSL 200°, 60%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E89B6#2E89B6
HEX#2E89B6
RGBrgb(46, 137, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5373, 0.7137
RGB percentages18%, 53.7%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(199.9, 59.6%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.9, 74.7%, 71.4%)
CMYK74.7%, 24.7%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,049,910
CSS custom property--colour: #2E89B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#D17649

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7388B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#617BB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009598no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26Cadetblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B65B2E
Analogous#2EB69F, #2E45B6
Triadic#B62E89, #89B62E
Split complementary#B62E45, #B69F2E
Tetradic#9F2EB6, #B65B2E, #45B62E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1E0EF
Lighter +30%#98CCE5
Lighter +20%#6FB7DB
Lighter +10%#47A3D0
Darker −10%#246A8D
Darker −20%#194C65
Darker −30%#0F2D3C
Darker −40%#050E13
More saturated +25%#1293D3
Less saturated −25%#4B7F9A

Channel breakdown

R46
G137
B182
Red46 (18%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue199.85°
Saturation (HSL)59.65%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 89 · B B6

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