Colour

#17E3FF

#17E3FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#17E3FF is a cyan with RGB values 23, 227, 255 and HSL 187°, 100%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#17E3FF#17E3FF

HEX#17E3FF

RGBrgb(23, 227, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.8902, 1

RGB percentages9%, 89%, 100%

HSLhsl(187.2, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 91%, 100%)

CMYK91%, 11%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,565,695

CSS custom property--colour: #17E3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.47:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#E81C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCDAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0C6FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00EFECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.1 Aqua · ΔE 19.6 Cyan · ΔE 19.6 Sky blue · ΔE 21.1 Turquoise · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF3317

Analogous#17FFA7, #176FFF

Triadic#FF17E3, #E3FF17

Split complementary#FF176F, #FFA717

Tetradic#A717FF, #FF3317, #6FFF17

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3FCFF

Lighter +30%#B0F5FF

Lighter +20%#7DEFFF

Lighter +10%#4AE9FF

Darker −10%#00C8E3

Darker −20%#009BB0

Darker −30%#006E7D

Darker −40%#00414A

More saturated +25%#17E3FF

Less saturated −25%#34CDE2

Channel breakdown

R23

G227

B255

Red23 (9%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue187.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 17 · G E3 · B FF

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