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Recognised as Colour

#26CDE1

  • #26CDE1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#26CDE1 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 205, 225 and HSL 186°, 76%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#26CDE1#26CDE1
HEX#26CDE1
RGBrgb(38, 205, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.8039, 0.8824
RGB percentages14.9%, 80.4%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(186.4, 75.7%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 83.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK83.1%, 8.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,543,073
CSS custom property--colour: #26CDE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#D9321E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC5E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B3E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00D7D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Light seagreen · ΔE 18.6Turquoise · ΔE 21.3Aqua · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E13A26
Analogous#26E197, #2670E1
Triadic#E126CD, #CDE126
Split complementary#E12670, #E19726
Tetradic#9726E1, #E13A26, #70E126

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F6FA
Lighter +30%#ACECF4
Lighter +20%#80E2ED
Lighter +10%#53D7E7
Darker −10%#1AA9BA
Darker −20%#14808D
Darker −30%#0D5861
Darker −40%#072F34
More saturated +25%#08E5FF
Less saturated −25%#45B5C2

Channel breakdown

R38
G205
B225
Red38 (14.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue186.42°
Saturation (HSL)75.71%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G CD · B E1

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