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Recognised as Colour

#2F9DCC

  • #2F9DCC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2F9DCC is a cyan with RGB values 47, 157, 204 and HSL 198°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2F9DCC#2F9DCC
HEX#2F9DCC
RGBrgb(47, 157, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6157, 0.8
RGB percentages18.4%, 61.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(198, 62.5%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198, 77%, 80%)
CMYK77%, 23%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,120,588
CSS custom property--colour: #2F9DCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#D06233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859BCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#708CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
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 text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7Sky blue · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Cadetblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC5E2F
Analogous#2FCCAC, #2F4FCC
Triadic#CC2F9D, #9DCC2F
Split complementary#CC2F4F, #CCAC2F
Tetradic#AC2FCC, #CC5E2F, #4FCC2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2EAF5
Lighter +30%#A9D7EB
Lighter +20%#7FC4E2
Lighter +10%#56B1D8
Darker −10%#257DA3
Darker −20%#1C5D79
Darker −30%#123D50
Darker −40%#091D26
More saturated +25%#10AAEB
Less saturated −25%#4E90AD

Channel breakdown

R47
G157
B204
Red47 (18.4%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue197.96°
Saturation (HSL)62.55%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 9D · B CC

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