Nearest-color comparison
Deep Sky Blue #00BFFF vs Robin Egg Blue #00CCCC: RGB distance 52.6 and contrast 1.06:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Deep Sky Blue and Robin Egg Blue are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 52.6. Robin Egg Blue is lighter by 0.0307, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Deep Sky Blue and Robin Egg Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
blue color
Deep Sky Blue is #00BFFF, a cool blue with hue 195°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.4448. Beside Robin Egg Blue, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 9.9:1.
cyan color
Robin Egg Blue is #00CCCC, a cool cyan with hue 180°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.4755. Beside Deep Sky Blue, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 10.51:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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