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Recognised as Colour

#DEF5FA

  • #DEF5FA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light cyan

#DEF5FA is a cyan with RGB values 222, 245, 250 and HSL 191°, 74%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#DEF5FA#DEF5FA
HEX#DEF5FA
RGBrgb(222, 245, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9608, 0.9804
RGB percentages87.1%, 96.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(190.7, 73.7%, 92.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.7, 11.2%, 98%)
CMYK11.2%, 2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,611,962
CSS custom property--colour: #DEF5FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness238.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.55:1
Contrast with white1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0
Inverted#210A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1F3FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECEFFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D7F7F6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 4.7Azure · ΔE 5.3Alice blue · ΔE 5.6Mint cream · ΔE 7.8White smoke · ΔE 8.3Ghost white · ΔE 8.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 4.71, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE3DE
Analogous#DEFAF1, #DEE7FA
Triadic#FADEF5, #F5FADE
Split complementary#FADEE7, #FAF1DE
Tetradic#F1DEFA, #FAE3DE, #E7FADE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#B2E8F3
Darker −20%#85DAED
Darker −30%#59CDE6
Darker −40%#2DBFDF
More saturated +25%#D9F8FF
Less saturated −25%#E3F2F5

Channel breakdown

R222
G245
B250
Red222 (87.1%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue190.71°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness92.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G F5 · B FA

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