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Dynamic Sininen

#44f2f0
Notes

Dynamic Sininen (#44F2F0) is a true cyan with a neon character. It sits at the high-saturation edge of its family. Use it sparingly, as signage, accent, or highlight against darker surfaces. Its HSL profile (179°, 87%, 61%) places it in the highly saturated band at a mid lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#44f2f0
RGB
rgb(68, 242, 240)
HSL
hsl(179, 87%, 61%)
HWB
hwb(179 27% 5%)
OKLCH
oklch(87.6% 0.136 193.8)
HSV
hsv(179, 72%, 95%)
LAB
lab(87.49% -42.85 -11.66)
LCH
lch(87.49% 44.41 195.22)
CMYK
cmyk(72%, 0%, 1%, 5%)

Etymology

Dynamic
adjective

From the Greek dynamis, power — used as a color modifier since the late nineteenth century for hues that read as energetic and active. Dynamic red, dynamic orange: the implication is saturation combined with optical motion. Sits at the bright-bucket center alongside vibrant and lively.

Sininen
noun

The Finnish word for blue — used for the Suomenlippu (Finnish flag) and the saturated blue of Finnish lake water. Sininen covers the entire blue-cyan spectrum in Finnish color vocabulary. The color refers to a Finnish lake at midsummer: a saturated, slightly cool deep blue with the optical depth of clear glacial-lake water.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#44f2f0
Original
#e3e6f0
Protanopia
#c9d3f1
Deuteranopia
#00f9f1
Tritanopia
#cdcdcd
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.38:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
15.20:1

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