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| Aqua |
| — Color coordinates — |
| Hex triplet |
#00FFFF |
| RGBa |
(r, g, b) |
(0, 255, 255) |
| HSV |
(h, s, v) |
(180°, 100%, 100%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Aqua is an alternative name of color cyan, used mostly by graphic designers and other computer-related professionals. Color aquamarine is a more accurate representation of what would be called "aqua" in the world of traditional media.
[edit] History
Words "aqua" and "cyan" are used interchangeably in computer graphics, and especially web design, to refer to a subtractive primary color cyan. Traditionally that color, defined as #00FFFF in hex, or (0,255,255) in RGB, is called "cyan", but X11 color names introduced the alternative name "aqua". Later, W3C popularized the name by using it in the named color palette of HTML 3.2 specifications.
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