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Recognised as Colour

#33B2E2

  • #33B2E2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#33B2E2 is a cyan with RGB values 51, 178, 226 and HSL 196°, 75%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#33B2E2#33B2E2
HEX#33B2E2
RGBrgb(51, 178, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.698, 0.8863
RGB percentages20%, 69.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(196.5, 75.1%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.5, 77.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK77.4%, 21.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,388,130
CSS custom property--colour: #33B2E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#CC4D1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99AFE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#829FE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9.9Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 27.1Cadetblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E26333
Analogous#33E2BA, #335BE2
Triadic#E233B2, #B2E233
Split complementary#E2335B, #E2BB33
Tetradic#BA33E2, #E26333, #5AE233

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F5FB
Lighter +30%#B9E5F5
Lighter +20%#8CD4EF
Lighter +10%#60C3E8
Darker −10%#1C97C6
Darker −20%#167599
Darker −30%#0F536D
Darker −40%#093140
More saturated +25%#16BFFF
Less saturated −25%#50A5C5

Channel breakdown

R51
G178
B226
Red51 (20%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue196.46°
Saturation (HSL)75.11%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G B2 · B E2

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