ColorTool
Log in
#33C5EA

#33c5ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#33c5ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 77.25% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.21% cyan, 15.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 192.13°, with 81.33% saturation and 55.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#33ccff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4658

Complementary

  1. #33c5ea
  2. #ea5833

Split complementary

  1. #33c5ea
  2. #ea3369
  3. #eab333

Analogous

  1. #33eab3
  2. #33c5ea
  3. #3369ea

Triadic

  1. #33c5ea
  2. #ea33c5
  3. #c5ea33

Tetradic

  1. #33c5ea
  2. #5833ea
  3. #ea5833
  4. #c5ea33

Square

  1. #33c5ea
  2. #b333ea
  3. #ea5833
  4. #69ea33

Monochromatic

  1. #0c6278
  2. #139bbd
  3. #33c5ea
  4. #78d9f1
  5. #beecf8

Shades

#33c5ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #33c5ea
  2. #2eb1d3
  3. #299ebb
  4. #248aa4
  5. #1f768c
  6. #1a6375
  7. #144f5e
  8. #0f3b46
  9. #0a272f
  10. #051417
  11. #000000

Tints

#33c5ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #33c5ea
  2. #47cbec
  3. #5cd1ee
  4. #70d6f0
  5. #85dcf2
  6. #99e2f5
  7. #ade8f7
  8. #c2eef9
  9. #d6f3fb
  10. #ebf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#33c5ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #33c5ea
  2. #3bbedf
  3. #42b7d5
  4. #4ab0ca
  5. #52a9c0
  6. #5aa3b5
  7. #619caa
  8. #6995a0
  9. #718e95
  10. #78878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93bccd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aec0ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96aeea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d1d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8dc2eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ab8ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ccdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-33c5ea {
  color: #33c5ea;
}
Background
.bg-33c5ea {
  background-color: #33c5ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-33c5ea {
  border: 2px solid #33c5ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #33c5ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 197 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-33c5ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #33c5ea, #3369ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-33c5ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 197 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.79 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.05 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.37 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.84 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.89 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.91 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.20 #cc3a15 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#33c5ea  rgb(51, 197, 234)  hsl(192, 81%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#ea5833  rgb(234, 88, 51)  hsl(12, 81%, 56%)  Flame
#ea33c5  rgb(234, 51, 197)  hsl(312, 81%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#c5ea33  rgb(197, 234, 51)  hsl(72, 81%, 56%)  Pear