Colour

#11C5FF

#11C5FF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#11C5FF is a cyan with RGB values 17, 197, 255 and HSL 195°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#11C5FF#11C5FF

HEX#11C5FF

RGBrgb(17, 197, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.7725, 1

RGB percentages6.7%, 77.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(194.6, 100%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.6, 93.3%, 100%)

CMYK93.3%, 22.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,164,799

CSS custom property--colour: #11C5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1

Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#EE3A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8AAEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00D5D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 4.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7 Sky blue · ΔE 19.8 Steel blue · ΔE 28.3 Light blue · ΔE 31.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 4.32, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF4B11

Analogous#11FFC2, #114EFF

Triadic#FF11C5, #C5FF11

Split complementary#FF114E, #FFC211

Tetradic#C211FF, #FF4B11, #4EFF11

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDF7FF

Lighter +30%#AAEAFF

Lighter +20%#77DEFF

Lighter +10%#44D1FF

Darker −10%#00A7DD

Darker −20%#0081AA

Darker −30%#005A77

Darker −40%#003344

More saturated +25%#11C5FF

Less saturated −25%#2FB6E1

Channel breakdown

R17

G197

B255

Red17 (6.7%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue194.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 11 · G C5 · B FF

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