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Recognised as Colour

#24AFCC

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

#24AFCC is a cyan with RGB values 36, 175, 204 and HSL 190°, 70%, 47%. 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

#24AFCC#24AFCC
HEX#24AFCC
RGBrgb(36, 175, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.6863, 0.8
RGB percentages14.1%, 68.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(190.4, 70%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.4, 82.4%, 80%)
CMYK82.4%, 14.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,404,300
CSS custom property--colour: #24AFCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#DB5033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA9CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#869ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.8Dark cyan · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC4124
Analogous#24CC95, #245BCC
Triadic#CC24AF, #AFCC24
Split complementary#CC245B, #CC9524
Tetradic#9524CC, #CC4124, #5BCC24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7EDF5
Lighter +30%#9CDFED
Lighter +20%#70D1E6
Lighter +10%#45C4DE
Darker −10%#1C8AA1
Darker −20%#156575
Darker −30%#0D3F4A
Darker −40%#051A1F
More saturated +25%#06C3EA
Less saturated −25%#429BAE

Channel breakdown

R36
G175
B204
Red36 (14.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue190.36°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G AF · B CC

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