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Colour

#0087A5

  • #0087A5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0087A5 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 135, 165 and HSL 191°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0087A5#0087A5
HEX#0087A5
RGBrgb(0, 135, 165)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5294, 0.6471
RGB percentages0%, 52.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(190.9, 100%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 100%, 64.7%)
CMYK100%, 18.2%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer34,725
CSS custom property--colour: #0087A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#FF785A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7583A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6276A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#009191no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Teal · ΔE 18.8Dark cyan · ΔE 19Cadetblue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A51E00
Analogous#00A570, #0035A5
Triadic#A50087, #87A500
Split complementary#A50035, #A57000
Tetradic#7000A5, #A51E00, #35A500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#72E5FF
Lighter +30%#3FDCFF
Lighter +20%#0CD3FF
Lighter +10%#00B1D8
Darker −10%#005D72
Darker −20%#00343F
Darker −30%#000A0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0087A5
Less saturated −25%#157A90

Channel breakdown

R0
G135
B165
Red0 (0%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue190.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 87 · B A5

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