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Colour

#33CCFF

  • #33CCFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#33CCFF is a cyan with RGB values 51, 204, 255 and HSL 195°, 100%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#33CCFF#33CCFF
HEX#33CCFF
HEX (short)#3CF
RGBrgb(51, 204, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.8, 1
RGB percentages20%, 80%, 100%
HSLhsl(195, 100%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195, 80%, 100%)
CMYK80%, 20%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,394,815
CSS custom property--colour: #33CCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#CC3300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00DBDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 8.9Light skyblue · ΔE 13.7Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Light blue · ΔE 27.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 28.9Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF6633
Analogous#33FFCC, #3366FF
Triadic#FF33CC, #CCFF33
Split complementary#FF3366, #FFCC33
Tetradic#CC33FF, #FF6633, #66FF33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CCF2FF
Lighter +20%#99E6FF
Lighter +10%#66D9FF
Darker −10%#00BFFF
Darker −20%#0099CC
Darker −30%#007399
Darker −40%#004D66
More saturated +25%#33CCFF
Less saturated −25%#4CBFE6

Channel breakdown

R51
G204
B255
Red51 (20%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue195°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G CC · B FF

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