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Recognised as Colour

#2FC3DE

  • #2FC3DE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#2FC3DE is a cyan with RGB values 47, 195, 222 and HSL 189°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2FC3DE#2FC3DE
HEX#2FC3DE
RGBrgb(47, 195, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.7647, 0.8706
RGB percentages18.4%, 76.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(189.3, 72.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 78.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK78.8%, 12.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,130,334
CSS custom property--colour: #2FC3DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#D03C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFBCE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#98ABDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 16Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2Light seagreen · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE4A2F
Analogous#2FDEA2, #2F6BDE
Triadic#DE2FC3, #C3DE2F
Split complementary#DE2F6B, #DEA22F
Tetradic#A22FDE, #DE4A2F, #6BDE2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF6FA
Lighter +30%#B3E9F3
Lighter +20%#87DCEC
Lighter +10%#5BD0E5
Darker −10%#1EA4BC
Darker −20%#177D90
Darker −30%#105764
Darker −40%#093138
More saturated +25%#11D8FC
Less saturated −25%#4DAEC0

Channel breakdown

R47
G195
B222
Red47 (18.4%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue189.26°
Saturation (HSL)72.61%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G C3 · B DE

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