Colour

#12D3F9

#12D3F9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#12D3F9 is a cyan with RGB values 18, 211, 249 and HSL 190°, 95%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#12D3F9#12D3F9

HEX#12D3F9

RGBrgb(18, 211, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.8275, 0.9765

RGB percentages7.1%, 82.7%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(189.9, 95.1%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.9, 92.8%, 97.6%)

CMYK92.8%, 15.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,233,913

CSS custom property--colour: #12D3F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#ED2C06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BACCFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FB9F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#00E0DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 17.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.6 Light blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 17.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F93812

Analogous#12F9AC, #1260F9

Triadic#F912D3, #D3F912

Split complementary#F91260, #F9AB12

Tetradic#AC12F9, #F93812, #60F912

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9F8FE

Lighter +30%#A7EFFD

Lighter +20%#75E5FC

Lighter +10%#44DCFA

Darker −10%#05B1D3

Darker −20%#0487A1

Darker −30%#035D6F

Darker −40%#02343D

More saturated +25%#0CD7FF

Less saturated −25%#30BFDB

Channel breakdown

R18

G211

B249

Red18 (7.1%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue189.87°

Saturation (HSL)95.06%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G D3 · B F9

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