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Recognised as Colour

#16D3F8

  • #16D3F8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#16D3F8 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 211, 248 and HSL 190°, 94%, 53%. 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

#16D3F8#16D3F8
HEX#16D3F8
RGBrgb(22, 211, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.8275, 0.9725
RGB percentages8.6%, 82.7%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(189.8, 94.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 91.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK91.1%, 14.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,496,056
CSS custom property--colour: #16D3F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53536WCAG 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#E92C07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBCCFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B9F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00E0DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 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 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.1Light blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F83B16
Analogous#16F8AC, #1662F8
Triadic#F816D3, #D3F816
Split complementary#F81662, #F8AC16
Tetradic#AC16F8, #F83B16, #62F816

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCF8FE
Lighter +30%#ABEFFC
Lighter +20%#79E6FB
Lighter +10%#48DCF9
Darker −10%#06B3D5
Darker −20%#0589A3
Darker −30%#036072
Darker −40%#023640
More saturated +25%#0FD8FF
Less saturated −25%#34BFDA

Channel breakdown

R22
G211
B248
Red22 (8.6%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue189.82°
Saturation (HSL)94.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G D3 · B F8

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