Colour

#05D8EE

#05D8EE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#05D8EE is a cyan with RGB values 5, 216, 238 and HSL 186°, 96%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#05D8EE#05D8EE

HEX#05D8EE

RGBrgb(5, 216, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.8471, 0.9333

RGB percentages2%, 84.7%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(185.7, 95.9%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.7, 97.9%, 93.3%)

CMYK97.9%, 9.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer383,214

CSS custom property--colour: #05D8EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#FA2711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3CFEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9BCEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00E3DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.1 Aqua · ΔE 19.5 Cyan · ΔE 19.5 Sky blue · ΔE 20.8 Turquoise · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EE1B05

Analogous#05EE8F, #0564EE

Triadic#EE05D8, #D8EE05

Split complementary#EE0564, #EE8F05

Tetradic#8F05EE, #EE1B05, #64EE05

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1F8FE

Lighter +30%#8FF2FD

Lighter +20%#5DEDFC

Lighter +10%#2BE7FB

Darker −10%#04ABBC

Darker −20%#037D8A

Darker −30%#025058

Darker −40%#012326

More saturated +25%#00DCF3

Less saturated −25%#23BFD0

Channel breakdown

G216

B238

Red5 (2%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue185.67°

Saturation (HSL)95.88%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G D8 · B EE

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Colour values

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