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Colour

#00BBFD

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

#00BBFD is a cyan with RGB values 0, 187, 253 and HSL 196°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#00BBFD#00BBFD
HEX#00BBFD
RGBrgb(0, 187, 253)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.7333, 0.9922
RGB percentages0%, 73.3%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(195.7, 100%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.7, 100%, 99.2%)
CMYK100%, 26.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer48,125
CSS custom property--colour: #00BBFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#FF4402

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9ABAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 2.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18Sky blue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9Light steelblue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 2.07, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD4200
Analogous#00FDC1, #003CFD
Triadic#FD00BB, #BBFD00
Split complementary#FD003C, #FDC100
Tetradic#C100FD, #FD4200, #3CFD00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAF1FF
Lighter +30%#97E4FF
Lighter +20%#64D7FF
Lighter +10%#31C9FF
Darker −10%#0095CA
Darker −20%#007097
Darker −30%#004A64
Darker −40%#002431
More saturated +25%#00BBFD
Less saturated −25%#20ACDD

Channel breakdown

R0
G187
B253
Red0 (0%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue195.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G BB · B FD

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