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Recognised as Colour

#2E8BB9

  • #2E8BB9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E8BB9 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 139, 185 and HSL 200°, 60%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E8BB9#2E8BB9
HEX#2E8BB9
RGBrgb(46, 139, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5451, 0.7255
RGB percentages18%, 54.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(199.9, 60.2%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.9, 75.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK75.1%, 24.9%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,050,425
CSS custom property--colour: #2E8BB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#D17446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#758ABBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#627DB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00979Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Cadetblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B95C2E
Analogous#2EB9A1, #2E46B9
Triadic#B92E8B, #8BB92E
Split complementary#B92E46, #B9A12E
Tetradic#A12EB9, #B95C2E, #46B92E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3E1F0
Lighter +30%#9ACDE6
Lighter +20%#71B9DC
Lighter +10%#48A4D2
Darker −10%#246C90
Darker −20%#1A4E67
Darker −30%#102F3E
Darker −40%#051016
More saturated +25%#1195D6
Less saturated −25%#4B819C

Channel breakdown

R46
G139
B185
Red46 (18%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue199.86°
Saturation (HSL)60.17%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 8B · B B9

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