Recognised as Colour
#31BEFF
- #31BEFF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep skyblue
#31BEFF is a cyan with RGB values 49, 190, 255 and HSL 199°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.
Colour values
#31BEFF#31BEFF
HEX#31BEFF
RGBrgb(49, 190, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.7451, 1
RGB percentages19.2%, 74.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(198.9, 100%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.9, 80.8%, 100%)
CMYK80.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,260,159
CSS custom property--colour: #31BEFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#CE4100
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF7231
Analogous#31FFD9, #3157FF
Triadic#FF31BE, #BEFF31
Split complementary#FF3157, #FFD931
Tetradic#D931FF, #FF7231, #57FF31
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R49
G190
B255
Red49 (19.2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue198.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G BE · B FF
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