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Recognised as Colour

#57C9DA

  • #57C9DA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#57C9DA is a cyan with RGB values 87, 201, 218 and HSL 188°, 64%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#57C9DA#57C9DA
HEX#57C9DA
RGBrgb(87, 201, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.7882, 0.8549
RGB percentages34.1%, 78.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(187.8, 63.9%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 60.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK60.1%, 7.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,753,306
CSS custom property--colour: #57C9DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#A83625

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C2DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B3DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00D1CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.2Light seagreen · ΔE 18.4Cadetblue · ΔE 19.3Light blue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA6857
Analogous#57DAA9, #5788DA
Triadic#DA57C9, #C9DA57
Split complementary#DA5788, #DAAA57
Tetradic#A957DA, #DA6857, #87DA57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4F1F6
Lighter +20%#ABE4EC
Lighter +10%#81D6E3
Darker −10%#2EBBD0
Darker −20%#2596A6
Darker −30%#1B707D
Darker −40%#124A53
More saturated +25%#3DDCF4
Less saturated −25%#71B6C0

Channel breakdown

R87
G201
B218
Red87 (34.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue187.79°
Saturation (HSL)63.9%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G C9 · B DA

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