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Recognised as Colour

#2E96BF

  • #2E96BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E96BF is a cyan with RGB values 46, 150, 191 and HSL 197°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E96BF#2E96BF
HEX#2E96BF
RGBrgb(46, 150, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5882, 0.749
RGB percentages18%, 58.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(197, 61.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197, 75.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK75.9%, 21.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,053,247
CSS custom property--colour: #2E96BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#D16940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8194C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D86BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.6Cadetblue · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF572E
Analogous#2EBF9F, #2E4EBF
Triadic#BF2E96, #96BF2E
Split complementary#BF2E4E, #BF9F2E
Tetradic#9F2EBF, #BF572E, #4EBF2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7E6F2
Lighter +30%#9ED3E8
Lighter +20%#75C0DE
Lighter +10%#4CAED4
Darker −10%#247696
Darker −20%#1A556D
Darker −30%#103544
Darker −40%#06151B
More saturated +25%#10A3DD
Less saturated −25%#4C89A1

Channel breakdown

R46
G150
B191
Red46 (18%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue196.97°
Saturation (HSL)61.18%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 96 · B BF

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