Recognised as Colour
#2E8BA7
- #2E8BA7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#2E8BA7 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 139, 167 and HSL 194°, 57%, 42%. 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
#2E8BA7#2E8BA7
HEX#2E8BA7
RGBrgb(46, 139, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5451, 0.6549
RGB percentages18%, 54.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(193.9, 56.8%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.9, 72.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK72.5%, 16.8%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,050,407
CSS custom property--colour: #2E8BA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.1 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#D17458
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A74A2E
Analogous#2EA787, #2E4EA7
Triadic#A72E8B, #8BA72E
Split complementary#A72E4E, #A7872E
Tetradic#872EA7, #A74A2E, #4EA72E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G139
B167
Red46 (18%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue193.88°
Saturation (HSL)56.81%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 8B · B A7
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