Recognised as Colour
#41B1DE
- #41B1DE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep skyblue
#41B1DE is a cyan with RGB values 65, 177, 222 and HSL 197°, 70%, 56%. 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
#41B1DE#41B1DE
HEX#41B1DE
RGBrgb(65, 177, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2549, 0.6941, 0.8706
RGB percentages25.5%, 69.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(197.2, 70.4%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.2, 70.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK70.7%, 20.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,305,374
CSS custom property--colour: #41B1DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#BE4E21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DE6E41
Analogous#41DEBD, #4162DE
Triadic#DE41B1, #B1DE41
Split complementary#DE4162, #DEBD41
Tetradic#BD41DE, #DE6E41, #63DE41
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R65
G177
B222
Red65 (25.5%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue197.2°
Saturation (HSL)70.4%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 41 · G B1 · B DE
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