Colour

#34C7E8

#34C7E8
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#34C7E8 is a cyan with RGB values 52, 199, 232 and HSL 191°, 80%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#34C7E8#34C7E8

HEX#34C7E8

RGBrgb(52, 199, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.7804, 0.9098

RGB percentages20.4%, 78%, 91%

HSLhsl(191, 79.6%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191, 77.6%, 91%)

CMYK77.6%, 14.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,459,048

CSS custom property--colour: #34C7E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#CB3817

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1C1EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#99B0E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00D3D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.7 Light blue · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E85534

Analogous#34E8AF, #346DE8

Triadic#E834C7, #C7E834

Split complementary#E8346D, #E8AF34

Tetradic#AF34E8, #E85534, #6DE834

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBFAFD

Lighter +30%#BDEDF8

Lighter +20%#90E0F2

Lighter +10%#62D4ED

Darker −10%#18AFD1

Darker −20%#1389A3

Darker −30%#0D6376

Darker −40%#083C48

More saturated +25%#1DD6FF

Less saturated −25%#50B5CC

Channel breakdown

R52

G199

B232

Red52 (20.4%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue191°

Saturation (HSL)79.65%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G C7 · B E8

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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