Colour

#14B8E7

#14B8E7
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#14B8E7 is a cyan with RGB values 20, 184, 231 and HSL 193°, 84%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#14B8E7

RGBrgb(20, 184, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.7216, 0.9059

RGB percentages7.8%, 72.2%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(193.4, 84.1%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.4, 91.3%, 90.6%)

CMYK91.3%, 20.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,358,055

CSS custom property--colour: #14B8E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#EB4718

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EB4E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#85A2E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00C6C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9 Sky blue · ΔE 17.4 Steel blue · ΔE 24.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 28.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E74314

Analogous#14E7AD, #144FE7

Triadic#E714B8, #B8E714

Split complementary#E7144F, #E7AC14

Tetradic#AC14E7, #E74314, #4FE714

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCF0FB

Lighter +30%#9DE3F7

Lighter +20%#6FD5F2

Lighter +10%#40C7EE

Darker −10%#1093B8

Darker −20%#0C6D89

Darker −30%#08485A

Darker −40%#04222B

More saturated +25%#00C3FB

Less saturated −25%#33A7C8

Channel breakdown

R20

G184

B231

Red20 (7.8%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue193.36°

Saturation (HSL)84.06%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G B8 · B E7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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