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Recognised as Colour

#23A0CE

  • #23A0CE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#23A0CE is a cyan with RGB values 35, 160, 206 and HSL 196°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#23A0CE#23A0CE
HEX#23A0CE
RGBrgb(35, 160, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.6275, 0.8078
RGB percentages13.7%, 62.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(196.1, 71%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.1, 83%, 80.8%)
CMYK83%, 22.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,334,926
CSS custom property--colour: #23A0CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#DC5F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889ED0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#728ECDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5Sky blue · ΔE 21.1Cadetblue · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE5123
Analogous#23CEA7, #234ACE
Triadic#CE23A0, #A0CE23
Split complementary#CE234B, #CEA723
Tetradic#A623CE, #CE5123, #4ACE23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7E9F6
Lighter +30%#9CD8EE
Lighter +20%#70C7E7
Lighter +10%#45B6DF
Darker −10%#1C7EA2
Darker −20%#145C77
Darker −30%#0D3A4B
Darker −40%#051920
More saturated +25%#05AEEC
Less saturated −25%#4192B0

Channel breakdown

R35
G160
B206
Red35 (13.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue196.14°
Saturation (HSL)70.95%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G A0 · B CE

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