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Recognised as Colour

#37B0DB

  • #37B0DB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#37B0DB is a cyan with RGB values 55, 176, 219 and HSL 196°, 69%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#37B0DB#37B0DB
HEX#37B0DB
RGBrgb(55, 176, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.6902, 0.8588
RGB percentages21.6%, 69%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(195.7, 69.5%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.7, 74.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK74.9%, 19.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,649,755
CSS custom property--colour: #37B0DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#C84F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99ADDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#839DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.6Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Sky blue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 21Cadetblue · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB6237
Analogous#37DBB4, #375EDB
Triadic#DB37B0, #B0DB37
Split complementary#DB375E, #DBB437
Tetradic#B437DB, #DB6237, #5EDB37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F4FA
Lighter +30%#B9E3F2
Lighter +20%#8DD2EB
Lighter +10%#62C1E3
Darker −10%#2294BD
Darker −20%#1A7292
Darker −30%#125067
Darker −40%#0B2F3B
More saturated +25%#19BEF9
Less saturated −25%#55A2BE

Channel breakdown

R55
G176
B219
Red55 (21.6%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue195.73°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G B0 · B DB

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