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Recognised as Colour

#2FA7DD

  • #2FA7DD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2FA7DD is a cyan with RGB values 47, 167, 221 and HSL 199°, 72%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2FA7DD#2FA7DD
HEX#2FA7DD
RGBrgb(47, 167, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6549, 0.8667
RGB percentages18.4%, 65.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(198.6, 71.9%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.6, 78.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK78.7%, 24.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,123,165
CSS custom property--colour: #2FA7DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#D05822

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA6E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7595DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Sky blue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 27Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD652F
Analogous#2FDDBC, #2F50DD
Triadic#DD2FA7, #A7DD2F
Split complementary#DD2F50, #DDBC2F
Tetradic#BC2FDD, #DD652F, #50DD2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF1FA
Lighter +30%#B3DFF2
Lighter +20%#87CCEB
Lighter +10%#5BBAE4
Darker −10%#1E8ABB
Darker −20%#176A8F
Darker −30%#104963
Darker −40%#092937
More saturated +25%#11B2FB
Less saturated −25%#4D9CBF

Channel breakdown

R47
G167
B221
Red47 (18.4%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue198.62°
Saturation (HSL)71.9%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G A7 · B DD

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