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Colour

#0086BB

  • #0086BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0086BB is a cyan with RGB values 0, 134, 187 and HSL 197°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0086BB#0086BB
HEX#0086BB
RGBrgb(0, 134, 187)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5255, 0.7333
RGB percentages0%, 52.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(197, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK100%, 28.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer34,491
CSS custom property--colour: #0086BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#FF7944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C86BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5577BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#009498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8Deep skyblue · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 26Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Slate grey · ΔE 27.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB3500
Analogous#00BB92, #0029BB
Triadic#BB0086, #86BB00
Split complementary#BB0029, #BB9200
Tetradic#9200BB, #BB3500, #28BB00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88DDFF
Lighter +30%#55CFFF
Lighter +20%#22C0FF
Lighter +10%#00ABEE
Darker −10%#006188
Darker −20%#003D55
Darker −30%#001822
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0086BB
Less saturated −25%#177CA4

Channel breakdown

R0
G134
B187
Red0 (0%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue197.01°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 86 · B BB

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