Colour

#22A8CC

#22A8CC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#22A8CC is a cyan with RGB values 34, 168, 204 and HSL 193°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#22A8CC#22A8CC

HEX#22A8CC

RGBrgb(34, 168, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6588, 0.8

RGB percentages13.3%, 65.9%, 80%

HSLhsl(192.7, 71.4%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192.7, 83.3%, 80%)

CMYK83.3%, 17.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,271,436

CSS custom property--colour: #22A8CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#DD5733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93A4CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D94CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00B3B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4 Sky blue · ΔE 18.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.9 Steel blue · ΔE 21.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 17.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC4622

Analogous#22CC9B, #2253CC

Triadic#CC22A8, #A8CC22

Split complementary#CC2253, #CC9B22

Tetradic#9B22CC, #CC4622, #53CC22

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5EBF5

Lighter +30%#99DCEE

Lighter +20%#6DCDE7

Lighter +10%#42BEDF

Darker −10%#1B84A0

Darker −20%#136075

Darker −30%#0C3C49

Darker −40%#05181D

More saturated +25%#04B9EA

Less saturated −25%#4097AE

Channel breakdown

R34

G168

B204

Red34 (13.3%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue192.71°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G A8 · B CC

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