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Recognised as Colour

#26CAE9

  • #26CAE9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#26CAE9 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 202, 233 and HSL 190°, 82%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#26CAE9#26CAE9
HEX#26CAE9
RGBrgb(38, 202, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.7922, 0.9137
RGB percentages14.9%, 79.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(189.5, 81.6%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.5, 83.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK83.7%, 13.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,542,313
CSS custom property--colour: #26CAE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#D93516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4C3EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB1E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00D5D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.1Light seagreen · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E94526
Analogous#26E9A7, #2668E9
Triadic#E926CA, #CAE926
Split complementary#E92668, #E9A726
Tetradic#A726E9, #E94526, #68E926

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF7FC
Lighter +30%#B1ECF7
Lighter +20%#83E1F2
Lighter +10%#54D5EE
Darker −10%#14ABC8
Darker −20%#108499
Darker −30%#0B5C6B
Darker −40%#06343D
More saturated +25%#10D9FF
Less saturated −25%#44B6CB

Channel breakdown

R38
G202
B233
Red38 (14.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue189.54°
Saturation (HSL)81.59%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G CA · B E9

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