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Colour

#00AFDF

  • #00AFDF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#00AFDF is a cyan with RGB values 0, 175, 223 and HSL 193°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#00AFDF#00AFDF
HEX#00AFDF
RGBrgb(0, 175, 223)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6863, 0.8745
RGB percentages0%, 68.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(192.9, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.9, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK100%, 21.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer45,023
CSS custom property--colour: #00AFDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#FF5020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95ACE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9ADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Cadetblue · ΔE 27.7Light steelblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF3000
Analogous#00DF9F, #0040DF
Triadic#DF00AF, #AFDF00
Split complementary#DF0040, #DFA000
Tetradic#9F00DF, #DF3000, #40DF00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACEDFF
Lighter +30%#79E2FF
Lighter +20%#46D7FF
Lighter +10%#13CCFF
Darker −10%#0087AC
Darker −20%#005F79
Darker −30%#003746
Darker −40%#000F13
More saturated +25%#00AFDF
Less saturated −25%#1C9FC3

Channel breakdown

R0
G175
B223
Red0 (0%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue192.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G AF · B DF

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