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Colour

#20B4DE

  • #20B4DE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#20B4DE is a cyan with RGB values 32, 180, 222 and HSL 193°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#20B4DE#20B4DE
HEX#20B4DE
RGBrgb(32, 180, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.7059, 0.8706
RGB percentages12.5%, 70.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(193.3, 74.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 85.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK85.6%, 18.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,143,454
CSS custom property--colour: #20B4DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#DF4B21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB0E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#849FDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.4Sky blue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Cadetblue · ΔE 25.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE4A20
Analogous#20DEA9, #2055DE
Triadic#DE20B4, #B4DE20
Split complementary#DE2055, #DEA920
Tetradic#A920DE, #DE4A20, #55DE20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2F0F8
Lighter +30%#A5E1F2
Lighter +20%#78D2EC
Lighter +10%#4CC3E5
Darker −10%#1A90B1
Darker −20%#136C85
Darker −30%#0D4858
Darker −40%#06232C
More saturated +25%#00C6FE
Less saturated −25%#40A2BE

Channel breakdown

R32
G180
B222
Red32 (12.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue193.26°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G B4 · B DE

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