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Recognised as Colour

#2E92B3

  • #2E92B3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E92B3 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 146, 179 and HSL 195°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E92B3#2E92B3
HEX#2E92B3
RGBrgb(46, 146, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5725, 0.702
RGB percentages18%, 57.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(194.9, 59.1%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.9, 74.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK74.3%, 18.4%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,052,211
CSS custom property--colour: #2E92B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#D16D4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808FB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E82B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Dark cyan · ΔE 21.6Teal · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B34F2E
Analogous#2EB392, #2E4FB3
Triadic#B32E92, #92B32E
Split complementary#B32E4F, #B3922E
Tetradic#922EB3, #B34F2E, #50B32E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFE3EE
Lighter +30%#96D1E4
Lighter +20%#6DBFDA
Lighter +10%#45ADCF
Darker −10%#24718A
Darker −20%#195062
Darker −30%#0F2F39
Darker −40%#040E11
More saturated +25%#12A0CF
Less saturated −25%#4A8497

Channel breakdown

R46
G146
B179
Red46 (18%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue194.89°
Saturation (HSL)59.11%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 92 · B B3

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