Colour

#24BBF3

#24BBF3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#24BBF3 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 187, 243 and HSL 196°, 90%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#24BBF3

RGBrgb(36, 187, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.7333, 0.9529

RGB percentages14.1%, 73.3%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(196.2, 89.6%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.2, 85.2%, 95.3%)

CMYK85.2%, 23%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,407,411

CSS custom property--colour: #24BBF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#DB440C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EB8F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#84A6F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00CACEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 4.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 15 Sky blue · ΔE 19.1 Steel blue · ΔE 24.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.6 Light blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 4.57, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F35C24

Analogous#24F3C3, #2454F3

Triadic#F324BB, #BBF324

Split complementary#F32454, #F3C324

Tetradic#C324F3, #F35C24, #54F324

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5F7FE

Lighter +30%#B5E8FB

Lighter +20%#85D9F8

Lighter +10%#54CAF6

Darker −10%#0CA1D8

Darker −20%#097DA8

Darker −30%#075977

Darker −40%#043547

More saturated +25%#18C1FF

Less saturated −25%#41AED6

Channel breakdown

R36

G187

B243

Red36 (14.1%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue196.23°

Saturation (HSL)89.61%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G BB · B F3

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