Colour

#2E9CBF

#2E9CBF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2E9CBF is a cyan with RGB values 46, 156, 191 and HSL 194°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E9CBF#2E9CBF

HEX#2E9CBF

RGBrgb(46, 156, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6118, 0.749

RGB percentages18%, 61.2%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(194.5, 61.2%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.5, 75.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK75.9%, 18.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,054,783

CSS custom property--colour: #2E9CBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#D16340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8898C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#758ABFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00A7A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.1 Sky blue · ΔE 20.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BF512E

Analogous#2EBF99, #2E54BF

Triadic#BF2E9C, #9CBF2E

Split complementary#BF2E54, #BF992E

Tetradic#992EBF, #BF512E, #53BF2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C7E7F2

Lighter +30%#9ED6E8

Lighter +20%#75C5DE

Lighter +10%#4CB3D4

Darker −10%#247A96

Darker −20%#1A596D

Darker −30%#103744

Darker −40%#06161B

More saturated +25%#10ABDD

Less saturated −25%#4C8DA1

Channel breakdown

R46

G156

B191

Red46 (18%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue194.48°

Saturation (HSL)61.18%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 9C · B BF

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