Recognised as Colour

#23FAFF

#23FAFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aqua

#23FAFF is a cyan with RGB values 35, 250, 255 and HSL 181°, 100%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#23FAFF#23FAFF

HEX#23FAFF

RGBrgb(35, 250, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.9804, 1

RGB percentages13.7%, 98%, 100%

HSLhsl(181.4, 100%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(181.4, 86.3%, 100%)

CMYK86.3%, 2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,358,015

CSS custom property--colour: #23FAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.19:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#DC0500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8EEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCD9FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFFBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 4 Cyan · ΔE 4 Turquoise · ΔE 14.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.8 Aquamarine · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 3.98, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF2823

Analogous#23FF96, #238CFF

Triadic#FF23FA, #FAFF23

Split complementary#FF238C, #FF9623

Tetradic#9623FF, #FF2823, #8CFF23

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFFFFF

Lighter +30%#BCFDFF

Lighter +20%#89FCFF

Lighter +10%#56FBFF

Darker −10%#00EAEF

Darker −20%#00B8BC

Darker −30%#008689

Darker −40%#005456

More saturated +25%#23FAFF

Less saturated −25%#3EE0E3

Channel breakdown

R35

G250

B255

Red35 (13.7%)

Green250 (98%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue181.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G FA · B FF

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