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Colour

#2FCAFF

  • #2FCAFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2FCAFF is a cyan with RGB values 47, 202, 255 and HSL 195°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2FCAFF#2FCAFF
HEX#2FCAFF
RGBrgb(47, 202, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.7922, 1
RGB percentages18.4%, 79.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(195.3, 100%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.3, 81.6%, 100%)
CMYK81.6%, 20.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,132,159
CSS custom property--colour: #2FCAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#D03500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#93B3FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00D9DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7.5Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.2Light blue · ΔE 28.6Steel blue · ΔE 29.6Light steelblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 7.53, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF642F
Analogous#2FFFCC, #2F62FF
Triadic#FF2FCA, #CAFF2F
Split complementary#FF2F62, #FFCC2F
Tetradic#CC2FFF, #FF642F, #62FF2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFEFF
Lighter +30%#C8F1FF
Lighter +20%#95E4FF
Lighter +10%#62D7FF
Darker −10%#00BBFB
Darker −20%#0095C8
Darker −30%#006F95
Darker −40%#004962
More saturated +25%#2FCAFF
Less saturated −25%#49BDE5

Channel breakdown

R47
G202
B255
Red47 (18.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue195.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G CA · B FF

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