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Colour

#11BAFF

  • #11BAFF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#11BAFF is a cyan with RGB values 17, 186, 255 and HSL 197°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#11BAFF#11BAFF
HEX#11BAFF
RGBrgb(17, 186, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.7294, 1
RGB percentages6.7%, 72.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(197.4, 100%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.4, 93.3%, 100%)
CMYK93.3%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,161,983
CSS custom property--colour: #11BAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#EE4500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA6FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00CCD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 4Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7Sky blue · ΔE 24.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 3.98, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF5611
Analogous#11FFCD, #1143FF
Triadic#FF11BA, #BAFF11
Split complementary#FF1143, #FFCD11
Tetradic#CD11FF, #FF5611, #43FF11

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF5FF
Lighter +30%#AAE6FF
Lighter +20%#77D8FF
Lighter +10%#44C9FF
Darker −10%#009DDD
Darker −20%#0079AA
Darker −30%#005477
Darker −40%#003044
More saturated +25%#11BAFF
Less saturated −25%#2FADE1

Channel breakdown

R17
G186
B255
Red17 (6.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue197.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G BA · B FF

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