Colour

#03ADFF

#03ADFF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#03ADFF is a cyan with RGB values 3, 173, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#03ADFF#03ADFF

HEX#03ADFF

RGBrgb(3, 173, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.6784, 1

RGB percentages1.2%, 67.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(199.5, 100%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.5, 98.8%, 100%)

CMYK98.8%, 32.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer241,151

CSS custom property--colour: #03ADFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#FC5200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#669BFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00C2CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3 Steel blue · ΔE 24 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.6 Sky blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF5503

Analogous#03FFD3, #032FFF

Triadic#FF03AD, #ADFF03

Split complementary#FF032F, #FFD303

Tetradic#D303FF, #FF5503, #2FFF03

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFEFFF

Lighter +30%#9CDFFF

Lighter +20%#69CEFF

Lighter +10%#36BEFF

Darker −10%#008CCF

Darker −20%#00699C

Darker −30%#004769

Darker −40%#002436

More saturated +25%#03ADFF

Less saturated −25%#22A2E0

Channel breakdown

G173

B255

Red3 (1.2%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue199.52°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G AD · B FF

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Colour values

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