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Colour

#00CAEE

  • #00CAEE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#00CAEE is a cyan with RGB values 0, 202, 238 and HSL 189°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#00CAEE#00CAEE
HEX#00CAEE
RGBrgb(0, 202, 238)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.7922, 0.9333
RGB percentages0%, 79.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(189.1, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.1, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK100%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer51,950
CSS custom property--colour: #00CAEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#FF3511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C4F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B1EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00D6D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.8Light seagreen · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE2400
Analogous#00EE9B, #0053EE
Triadic#EE00CA, #CAEE00
Split complementary#EE0053, #EE9B00
Tetradic#9B00EE, #EE2400, #53EE00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBF5FF
Lighter +30%#88EDFF
Lighter +20%#55E5FF
Lighter +10%#22DEFF
Darker −10%#009FBB
Darker −20%#007388
Darker −30%#004855
Darker −40%#001D22
More saturated +25%#00CAEE
Less saturated −25%#1EB5D0

Channel breakdown

R0
G202
B238
Red0 (0%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue189.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G CA · B EE

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