Colour

#28ACE1

#28ACE1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#28ACE1 is a cyan with RGB values 40, 172, 225 and HSL 197°, 76%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#28ACE1#28ACE1

HEX#28ACE1

RGBrgb(40, 172, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.6745, 0.8824

RGB percentages15.7%, 67.5%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(197.2, 75.5%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.2, 82.2%, 88.2%)

CMYK82.2%, 23.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,665,697

CSS custom property--colour: #28ACE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#D7531E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91AAE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7999E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00BABEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7 Steel blue · ΔE 18.7 Sky blue · ΔE 20.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E15D28

Analogous#28E1B9, #2850E1

Triadic#E128AC, #ACE128

Split complementary#E12850, #E1B928

Tetradic#B928E1, #E15D28, #50E128

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBF1FA

Lighter +30%#AEE0F4

Lighter +20%#82CFED

Lighter +10%#55BDE7

Darker −10%#1A8EBC

Darker −20%#146C8F

Darker −30%#0E4A62

Darker −40%#072836

More saturated +25%#0AB9FF

Less saturated −25%#479FC2

Channel breakdown

R40

G172

B225

Red40 (15.7%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue197.19°

Saturation (HSL)75.51%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G AC · B E1

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