Colour

#33DBFF

#33DBFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#33DBFF is a cyan with RGB values 51, 219, 255 and HSL 191°, 100%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#33DBFF#33DBFF

HEX#33DBFF

RGBrgb(51, 219, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.8588, 1

RGB percentages20%, 85.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(190.6, 100%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 80%, 100%)

CMYK80%, 14.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,398,655

CSS custom property--colour: #33DBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.72:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#CC2400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3D4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8C1FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00E8E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.8 Light blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF5733

Analogous#33FFBD, #3375FF

Triadic#FF33DB, #DBFF33

Split complementary#FF3375, #FFBD33

Tetradic#BD33FF, #FF5733, #75FF33

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#CCF6FF

Lighter +20%#99EDFF

Lighter +10%#66E4FF

Darker −10%#00D2FF

Darker −20%#00A8CC

Darker −30%#007E99

Darker −40%#005466

More saturated +25%#33DBFF

Less saturated −25%#4CCAE6

Channel breakdown

R51

G219

B255

Red51 (20%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue190.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 33 · G DB · B FF

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