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Recognised as Colour

#27E2FF

  • #27E2FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#27E2FF is a cyan with RGB values 39, 226, 255 and HSL 188°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#27E2FF#27E2FF
HEX#27E2FF
RGBrgb(39, 226, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.8863, 1
RGB percentages15.3%, 88.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(188.1, 100%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.1, 84.7%, 100%)
CMYK84.7%, 11.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,614,015
CSS custom property--colour: #27E2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.41:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#D81D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBDAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0C6FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00EEEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.5Sky blue · ΔE 19.9Aqua · ΔE 20.7Cyan · ΔE 20.7Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 16.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF4427
Analogous#27FFB0, #2776FF
Triadic#FF27E2, #E2FF27
Split complementary#FF2776, #FFB027
Tetradic#B027FF, #FF4427, #76FF27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FDFF
Lighter +30%#C0F7FF
Lighter +20%#8DF0FF
Lighter +10%#5AE9FF
Darker −10%#00D2F3
Darker −20%#00A6C0
Darker −30%#007A8D
Darker −40%#004E5A
More saturated +25%#27E2FF
Less saturated −25%#42CEE4

Channel breakdown

R39
G226
B255
Red39 (15.3%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue188.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G E2 · B FF

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