Colour

#2EAEE2

#2EAEE2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2EAEE2 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 174, 226 and HSL 197°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2EAEE2

RGBrgb(46, 174, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6824, 0.8863

RGB percentages18%, 68.2%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(197.3, 75.6%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.3, 79.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK79.6%, 23%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,059,426

CSS custom property--colour: #2EAEE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#D1511D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93ACE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C9BE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00BCBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9 Sky blue · ΔE 19.1 Steel blue · ΔE 19.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2622E

Analogous#2EE2BC, #2E54E2

Triadic#E22EAE, #AEE22E

Split complementary#E22E54, #E2BC2E

Tetradic#BC2EE2, #E2622E, #54E22E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1F3FB

Lighter +30%#B4E2F5

Lighter +20%#88D1EE

Lighter +10%#5BBFE8

Darker −10%#1B92C2

Darker −20%#157095

Darker −30%#0F4F69

Darker −40%#082D3C

More saturated +25%#11BAFF

Less saturated −25%#4CA1C4

Channel breakdown

R46

G174

B226

Red46 (18%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue197.33°

Saturation (HSL)75.63%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G AE · B E2

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