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Recognised as Colour

#33A7ED

  • #33A7ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#33A7ED is a blue with RGB values 51, 167, 237 and HSL 203°, 84%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#33A7ED#33A7ED
HEX#33A7ED
RGBrgb(51, 167, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.6549, 0.9294
RGB percentages20%, 65.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(202.6, 83.8%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 78.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK78.5%, 29.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,385,325
CSS custom property--colour: #33A7ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#CC5812

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A8F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D97ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.9Steel blue · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3Sky blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED7933
Analogous#33EDD6, #334AED
Triadic#ED33A7, #A7ED33
Split complementary#ED334A, #EDD633
Tetradic#D633ED, #ED7933, #4AED33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF8FE
Lighter +30%#C0E4F9
Lighter +20%#91CFF5
Lighter +10%#62BBF1
Darker −10%#138FDA
Darker −20%#0F70AB
Darker −30%#0B517C
Darker −40%#07334D
More saturated +25%#21ABFF
Less saturated −25%#4FA0D1

Channel breakdown

R51
G167
B237
Red51 (20%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue202.58°
Saturation (HSL)83.78%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G A7 · B ED

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