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Recognised as Colour

#27CFE6

  • #27CFE6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#27CFE6 is a cyan with RGB values 39, 207, 230 and HSL 187°, 79%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#27CFE6#27CFE6
HEX#27CFE6
RGBrgb(39, 207, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.8118, 0.902
RGB percentages15.3%, 81.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(187.2, 79.3%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 83%, 90.2%)
CMYK83%, 10%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,609,126
CSS custom property--colour: #27CFE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#D83019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC7E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B5E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00D9D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.4Sky blue · ΔE 17.8Light seagreen · ΔE 20.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5Turquoise · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E63E27
Analogous#27E69E, #2770E6
Triadic#E627CF, #CFE627
Split complementary#E6276F, #E69E27
Tetradic#9E27E6, #E63E27, #70E627

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF8FB
Lighter +30%#B0EDF6
Lighter +20%#82E3F1
Lighter +10%#55D9EB
Darker −10%#17AFC3
Darker −20%#118696
Darker −30%#0C5D68
Darker −40%#07343A
More saturated +25%#0EE2FF
Less saturated −25%#45B8C8

Channel breakdown

R39
G207
B230
Red39 (15.3%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue187.23°
Saturation (HSL)79.25%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G CF · B E6

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