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Recognised as Colour

#2EB1DB

  • #2EB1DB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2EB1DB is a cyan with RGB values 46, 177, 219 and HSL 195°, 71%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2EB1DB#2EB1DB
HEX#2EB1DB
RGBrgb(46, 177, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6941, 0.8588
RGB percentages18%, 69.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(194.6, 70.6%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.6, 79%, 85.9%)
CMYK79%, 19.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,060,187
CSS custom property--colour: #2EB1DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#D14E24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AADDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#839DDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Cadetblue · ΔE 24.4Light steelblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)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#DB582E
Analogous#2EDBAE, #2E5BDB
Triadic#DB2EB1, #B1DB2E
Split complementary#DB2E5B, #DBAE2E
Tetradic#AE2EDB, #DB582E, #5BDB2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCF2F9
Lighter +30%#B1E2F1
Lighter +20%#85D1EA
Lighter +10%#5AC1E2
Darker −10%#1F92B7
Darker −20%#186F8B
Darker −30%#104C60
Darker −40%#092A34
More saturated +25%#0FC1FA
Less saturated −25%#4DA1BC

Channel breakdown

R46
G177
B219
Red46 (18%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue194.57°
Saturation (HSL)70.61%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G B1 · B DB

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