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Recognised as Colour

#24B2EA

  • #24B2EA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#24B2EA is a cyan with RGB values 36, 178, 234 and HSL 197°, 83%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#24B2EA#24B2EA
HEX#24B2EA
RGBrgb(36, 178, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.698, 0.9176
RGB percentages14.1%, 69.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(197, 82.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197, 84.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK84.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,405,098
CSS custom property--colour: #24B2EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#DB4D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B0EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9EE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 6.4Light skyblue · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 29Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA5C24
Analogous#24EABF, #244FEA
Triadic#EA24B2, #B2EA24
Split complementary#EA244F, #EABF24
Tetradic#BF24EA, #EA5C24, #4FEA24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF3FC
Lighter +30%#B0E3F7
Lighter +20%#81D3F3
Lighter +10%#53C2EE
Darker −10%#1395C8
Darker −20%#0F7299
Darker −30%#0A4F6B
Darker −40%#062D3C
More saturated +25%#0FBBFF
Less saturated −25%#42A5CC

Channel breakdown

R36
G178
B234
Red36 (14.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue196.97°
Saturation (HSL)82.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G B2 · B EA

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