Colour

#14ADD1

#14ADD1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#14ADD1 is a cyan with RGB values 20, 173, 209 and HSL 191°, 83%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#14ADD1#14ADD1

HEX#14ADD1

RGBrgb(20, 173, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.6784, 0.8196

RGB percentages7.8%, 67.8%, 82%

HSLhsl(191.4, 82.5%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.4, 90.4%, 82%)

CMYK90.4%, 17.2%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,355,217

CSS custom property--colour: #14ADD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#EB522E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A8D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#8098D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00B9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8 Sky blue · ΔE 17.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.8 Steel blue · ΔE 23.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D13814

Analogous#14D197, #144ED1

Triadic#D114AD, #ADD114

Split complementary#D1144E, #D19714

Tetradic#9714D1, #D13814, #4ED114

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9ECF8

Lighter +30%#8AE0F4

Lighter +20%#5CD3EF

Lighter +10%#2DC7EB

Darker −10%#1086A2

Darker −20%#0B6074

Darker −30%#073945

Darker −40%#021317

More saturated +25%#00B9E5

Less saturated −25%#319BB4

Channel breakdown

R20

G173

B209

Red20 (7.8%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue191.43°

Saturation (HSL)82.53%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G AD · B D1

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Colour values

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