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Recognised as Colour

#0089CB

  • #0089CB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0089CB is a cyan with RGB values 0, 137, 203 and HSL 200°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0089CB#0089CB
HEX#0089CB
RGBrgb(0, 137, 203)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5373, 0.7961
RGB percentages0%, 53.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(199.5, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.5, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK100%, 32.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer35,275
CSS custom property--colour: #0089CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#FF7634

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#698ACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F7BCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009AA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1Light skyblue · ΔE 29.4Light slate grey · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB4200
Analogous#00CBA8, #0023CB
Triadic#CB0089, #89CB00
Split complementary#CB0023, #CBA800
Tetradic#A800CB, #CB4200, #23CB00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98DEFF
Lighter +30%#65CDFF
Lighter +20%#32BCFF
Lighter +10%#00ABFE
Darker −10%#006798
Darker −20%#004465
Darker −30%#002232
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0089CB
Less saturated −25%#1980B2

Channel breakdown

R0
G137
B203
Red0 (0%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue199.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 89 · B CB

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