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Recognised as Colour

#5FF8FF

  • #5FF8FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#5FF8FF is a cyan with RGB values 95, 248, 255 and HSL 183°, 100%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#5FF8FF#5FF8FF
HEX#5FF8FF
RGBrgb(95, 248, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.9725, 1
RGB percentages37.3%, 97.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(182.6, 100%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.6, 62.7%, 100%)
CMYK62.7%, 2.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,289,663
CSS custom property--colour: #5FF8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.36:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#A00700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7EDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFDBFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00FFFAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 10.3Cyan · ΔE 10.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.2Turquoise · ΔE 15.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF665F
Analogous#5FFFB6, #5FA8FF
Triadic#FF5FF8, #F8FF5F
Split complementary#FF5FA8, #FFB65F
Tetradic#B65FFF, #FF665F, #A8FF5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FFFF
Lighter +20%#C5FCFF
Lighter +10%#92FAFF
Darker −10%#2CF6FF
Darker −20%#00EDF8
Darker −30%#00BCC5
Darker −40%#008C92
More saturated +25%#5FF8FF
Less saturated −25%#73E6EB

Channel breakdown

R95
G248
B255
Red95 (37.3%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue182.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G F8 · B FF

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