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Recognised as Colour

#22E8FF

  • #22E8FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#22E8FF is a cyan with RGB values 34, 232, 255 and HSL 186°, 100%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#22E8FF#22E8FF
HEX#22E8FF
RGBrgb(34, 232, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.9098, 1
RGB percentages13.3%, 91%, 100%
HSLhsl(186.2, 100%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 86.7%, 100%)
CMYK86.7%, 9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,287,871
CSS custom property--colour: #22E8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#DD1700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2DFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7CBFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00F3EFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.3Aqua · ΔE 16.3Cyan · ΔE 16.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.4Turquoise · ΔE 21.4Sky blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF3922
Analogous#22FFA7, #227AFF
Triadic#FF22E8, #E8FF22
Split complementary#FF227A, #FFA722
Tetradic#A722FF, #FF3922, #7AFF22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEFDFF
Lighter +30%#BBF8FF
Lighter +20%#88F3FF
Lighter +10%#55EDFF
Darker −10%#00D5EE
Darker −20%#00A8BB
Darker −30%#007A88
Darker −40%#004C55
More saturated +25%#22E8FF
Less saturated −25%#3ED2E3

Channel breakdown

R34
G232
B255
Red34 (13.3%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue186.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G E8 · B FF

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