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Colour

#24A6C8

  • #24A6C8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#24A6C8 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 166, 200 and HSL 192°, 69%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#24A6C8#24A6C8
HEX#24A6C8
RGBrgb(36, 166, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.651, 0.7843
RGB percentages14.1%, 65.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(192.4, 69.5%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.4, 82%, 78.4%)
CMYK82%, 17%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,401,992
CSS custom property--colour: #24A6C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#DB5937

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A2CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C92C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.7Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Dark cyan · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C84624
Analogous#24C898, #2454C8
Triadic#C824A6, #A6C824
Split complementary#C82454, #C89824
Tetradic#9824C8, #C84624, #54C824

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4EAF4
Lighter +30%#98DBED
Lighter +20%#6DCCE5
Lighter +10%#42BDDD
Darker −10%#1C829D
Darker −20%#145E72
Darker −30%#0D3A46
Darker −40%#05171B
More saturated +25%#07B7E5
Less saturated −25%#4295AA

Channel breakdown

R36
G166
B200
Red36 (14.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue192.44°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G A6 · B C8

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