Colour
#2E9FBD
- #2E9FBD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2E9FBD is a cyan with RGB values 46, 159, 189 and HSL 193°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2E9FBD#2E9FBD
HEX#2E9FBD
RGBrgb(46, 159, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6235, 0.7412
RGB percentages18%, 62.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(192.6, 60.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.6, 75.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK75.7%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,055,549
CSS custom property--colour: #2E9FBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#D16042
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD4C2E
Analogous#2EBD93, #2E58BD
Triadic#BD2E9F, #9FBD2E
Split complementary#BD2E57, #BD932E
Tetradic#942EBD, #BD4C2E, #58BD2E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G159
B189
Red46 (18%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue192.59°
Saturation (HSL)60.85%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 9F · B BD
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