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Recognised as Colour

#2E99AA

  • #2E99AA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#2E99AA is a cyan with RGB values 46, 153, 170 and HSL 188°, 57%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#2E99AA#2E99AA
HEX#2E99AA
RGBrgb(46, 153, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6, 0.6667
RGB percentages18%, 60%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(188.2, 57.4%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 72.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK72.9%, 10%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,053,994
CSS custom property--colour: #2E99AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#D16655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B93ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7987AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A09Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.4Dark cyan · ΔE 12.4Teal · ΔE 14.4Light seagreen · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8Sky blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA3F2E
Analogous#2EAA7D, #2E5BAA
Triadic#AA2E99, #99AA2E
Split complementary#AA2E5B, #AA7D2E
Tetradic#7D2EAA, #AA3F2E, #5BAA2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8E5EC
Lighter +30%#90D6E1
Lighter +20%#68C7D6
Lighter +10%#40B8CB
Darker −10%#237582
Darker −20%#18515A
Darker −30%#0D2D32
Darker −40%#030809
More saturated +25%#13ADC5
Less saturated −25%#49858F

Channel breakdown

R46
G153
B170
Red46 (18%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue188.23°
Saturation (HSL)57.41%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 99 · B AA

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