Colour

#01ADD1

#01ADD1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#01ADD1 is a cyan with RGB values 1, 173, 209 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

#01ADD1#01ADD1

HEX#01ADD1

RGBrgb(1, 173, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.6784, 0.8196

RGB percentages0.4%, 67.8%, 82%

HSLhsl(190.4, 99%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.4, 99.5%, 82%)

CMYK99.5%, 17.2%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer110,033

CSS custom property--colour: #01ADD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1

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

Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#FE522E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A8D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8097D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00B9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 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 text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 17 Sky blue · ΔE 18.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 24.1 Steel blue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 16.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D12501

Analogous#01D18D, #0145D1

Triadic#D101AD, #ADD101

Split complementary#D10145, #D18D01

Tetradic#8D01D1, #D12501, #45D101

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9FEEFF

Lighter +30%#6DE5FE

Lighter +20%#3ADCFE

Lighter +10%#07D3FE

Darker −10%#01839E

Darker −20%#01596B

Darker −30%#002F39

Darker −40%#000506

More saturated +25%#00AED2

Less saturated −25%#1B9CB7

Channel breakdown

G173

B209

Red1 (0.4%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue190.38°

Saturation (HSL)99.05%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 01 · G AD · B D1

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Colour values

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