Colour

#33B0CE

#33B0CE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#33B0CE is a cyan with RGB values 51, 176, 206 and HSL 192°, 61%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#33B0CE#33B0CE

HEX#33B0CE

RGBrgb(51, 176, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.6902, 0.8078

RGB percentages20%, 69%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(191.6, 61.3%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.6, 75.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK75.2%, 14.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,387,598

CSS custom property--colour: #33B0CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#CC4F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DABD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#889CCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00BAB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE5133

Analogous#33CE9F, #3362CE

Triadic#CE33B0, #B0CE33

Split complementary#CE3363, #CE9F33

Tetradic#9E33CE, #CE5133, #62CE33

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7F0F6

Lighter +30%#AEE0EC

Lighter +20%#85D0E2

Lighter +10%#5CC0D8

Darker −10%#288EA6

Darker −20%#1E6B7D

Darker −30%#144854

Darker −40%#0A242B

More saturated +25%#13C3EE

Less saturated −25%#539DAE

Channel breakdown

R51

G176

B206

Red51 (20%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue191.61°

Saturation (HSL)61.26%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 33 · G B0 · B CE

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