Colour

#01ADD0

#01ADD0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#01ADD0 is a cyan with RGB values 1, 173, 208 and HSL 190°, 99%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#01ADD0#01ADD0

HEX#01ADD0

RGBrgb(1, 173, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.6784, 0.8157

RGB percentages0.4%, 67.8%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(190.1, 99%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.1, 99.5%, 81.6%)

CMYK99.5%, 16.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer110,032

CSS custom property--colour: #01ADD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1

Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#FE522F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A8D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8097D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00B8B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.5 Sky blue · ΔE 18.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D02401

Analogous#01D08B, #0146D0

Triadic#D001AD, #ADD001

Split complementary#D00146, #D08B01

Tetradic#8B01D0, #D02401, #46D001

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9EEEFF

Lighter +30%#6CE6FE

Lighter +20%#39DDFE

Lighter +10%#06D4FE

Darker −10%#01839D

Darker −20%#01596A

Darker −30%#002E38

Darker −40%#000405

More saturated +25%#00AED1

Less saturated −25%#1B9CB6

Channel breakdown

G173

B208

Red1 (0.4%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue190.14°

Saturation (HSL)99.04%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 01 · G AD · B D0

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