cyancoolCSS named color

Lightcyan #E0FFFF

Lightcyan is a very light, highly saturated cool-toned color with a cool cast. Defined as one of the 148 CSS named colors in the W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 specification.

Use cases: Fresh accents · Aquatic themes

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Families: Cyans · Aqua Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#E0FFFF
RGBrgb(224, 255, 255)
HSLhsl(180, 100%, 94%)
HSVhsv(180, 12%, 100%)
OKLCHoklch(97.79% 0.032 196.6)
OKLaboklab(97.79% -0.0307 -0.0092)
CMYKcmyk(12.2%, 0%, 0%, 0%)
XYZxyz(84.546, 94.5854, 108.3908)
CIE-LABlab(97.9, -9.9, -3.4)
CIE-LCHlch(97.9, 10.5, 198.7°)
Luminance0.946 (WCAG relative)
/* Lightcyan */ --lightcyan: #e0ffff; color: #e0ffff; background-color: #e0ffff;

Source: W3C CSS named color. CSS keyword: lightcyan.

Collections: Off White Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#c7e2e2 #afc6c6 #97abab #809191 #6a7777 #545e5e #3f4747 #2c3030 #191b1b #000000

Tints (toward white)

#e3ffff #e6ffff #eaffff #edffff #f0ffff #f3ffff #f6ffff #f9ffff #fcffff #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#e3fefe #e5fefe #e8fdfd #eafdfd #edfcfc #effbfb #f2fbfb #f4fafa #f6f9f9 #f9f9f9

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#E0FFFF
#FFE0E0
#e0ffff #ffe0e0

Analogous

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#E0FFF0
#E0FFFF
#E0F0FF
#e0fff0 #e0ffff #e0f0ff

Triadic

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#E0FFFF
#FFE0FF
#FFFFE0
#e0ffff #ffe0ff #ffffe0

Tetradic

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#E0FFFF
#F0E0FF
#FFE0E0
#F0FFE0
#e0ffff #f0e0ff #ffe0e0 #f0ffe0

Square

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#E0FFFF
#F0E0FF
#FFE0E0
#F0FFE0
#e0ffff #f0e0ff #ffe0e0 #f0ffe0

Split Complementary

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#E0FFFF
#FFE0F0
#FFF0E0
#e0ffff #ffe0f0 #fff0e0

Monochromatic

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#66FFFF
#A3FFFF
#E0FFFF
#E0FFFF
#E0FFFF
#66ffff #a3ffff #e0ffff #e0ffff #e0ffff

Accessibility & contrast

1.05
#E0FFFF on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
19.92
#E0FFFF on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on lightcyan

19.92
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBFCFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4F7FF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7FFFF

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Ice #D6FFFA3.67
Pale Blue #D0FEFE3.82
Azure (CSS) #F0FFFF5.16
Mintcream #F5FFFA7.00
Eggshell Blue #C4FFF77.58
Honeydew #F0FFF07.70

Colors that go with lightcyan

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

8.5:1
Same hue family as lightcyan (Δh 0°) — guaranteed harmony
Twilight Blue #0A437A
9.5:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈29°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Beige #F5F5DC
1.1:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈120°) — balanced three-way contrast
Espresso #4B382A
10.5:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈155°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Purple Brown #673A3F
8.8:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈173°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.