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Recognised as Colour

#22AFCA

  • #22AFCA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#22AFCA is a cyan with RGB values 34, 175, 202 and HSL 190°, 71%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#22AFCA#22AFCA
HEX#22AFCA
RGBrgb(34, 175, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6863, 0.7922
RGB percentages13.3%, 68.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(189.6, 71.2%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.6, 83.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK83.2%, 13.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,273,226
CSS custom property--colour: #22AFCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#DD5035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA9CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8699CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9B7no 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 text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 17.5Cadetblue · ΔE 18.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.8Dark cyan · ΔE 20.7Light seagreen · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA3D22
Analogous#22CA91, #225BCA
Triadic#CA22AF, #AFCA22
Split complementary#CA225B, #CA9122
Tetradic#9122CA, #CA3D22, #5BCA22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3EDF5
Lighter +30%#97E0EE
Lighter +20%#6CD3E6
Lighter +10%#40C5DF
Darker −10%#1B899E
Darker −20%#136373
Darker −30%#0C3E47
Darker −40%#05181B
More saturated +25%#04C3E7
Less saturated −25%#3F9BAD

Channel breakdown

R34
G175
B202
Red34 (13.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue189.64°
Saturation (HSL)71.19%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G AF · B CA

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