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Recognised as Colour

#2FB0E0

  • #2FB0E0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2FB0E0 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 176, 224 and HSL 196°, 74%, 53%. 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

#2FB0E0#2FB0E0
HEX#2FB0E0
RGBrgb(47, 176, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6902, 0.8784
RGB percentages18.4%, 69%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(196.3, 74.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.3, 79%, 87.8%)
CMYK79%, 21.4%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,125,472
CSS custom property--colour: #2FB0E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#D04F1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97ADE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#809DDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.2Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Cadetblue · ΔE 27.2Light steelblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E05F2F
Analogous#2FE0B8, #2F57E0
Triadic#E02FB0, #B0E02F
Split complementary#E02F57, #E0B82F
Tetradic#B82FE0, #E05F2F, #57E02F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1F3FA
Lighter +30%#B4E3F4
Lighter +20%#88D2ED
Lighter +10%#5BC1E7
Darker −10%#1D93BF
Darker −20%#167193
Darker −30%#0F4F67
Darker −40%#092D3A
More saturated +25%#11BEFE
Less saturated −25%#4DA2C2

Channel breakdown

R47
G176
B224
Red47 (18.4%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue196.27°
Saturation (HSL)74.06%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G B0 · B E0

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