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Recognised as Colour

#2FCCEF

  • #2FCCEF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#2FCCEF is a cyan with RGB values 47, 204, 239 and HSL 191°, 86%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2FCCEF#2FCCEF
HEX#2FCCEF
RGBrgb(47, 204, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.8, 0.9373
RGB percentages18.4%, 80%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(190.9, 85.7%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 80.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK80.3%, 14.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,132,655
CSS custom property--colour: #2FCCEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#D03310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5C6F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB4EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00D8D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 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 text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.4Light blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF522F
Analogous#2FEFB2, #2F6CEF
Triadic#EF2FCC, #CCEF2F
Split complementary#EF2F6C, #EFB22F
Tetradic#B22FEF, #EF522F, #6CEF2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECFAFE
Lighter +30%#BDEFFA
Lighter +20%#8EE3F6
Lighter +10%#5ED8F3
Darker −10%#11B5DA
Darker −20%#0D8EAB
Darker −30%#0A677C
Darker −40%#063F4C
More saturated +25%#1FD6FF
Less saturated −25%#4BBAD3

Channel breakdown

R47
G204
B239
Red47 (18.4%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue190.94°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G CC · B EF

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