Colour
#008FA9
- #008FA9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#008FA9 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 143, 169 and HSL 189°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#008FA9#008FA9
HEX#008FA9
RGBrgb(0, 143, 169)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5608, 0.6627
RGB percentages0%, 56.1%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(189.2, 100%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 100%, 66.3%)
CMYK100%, 15.4%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,777
CSS custom property--colour: #008FA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#FF7056
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A91A00
Analogous#00A96F, #003AA9
Triadic#A9008F, #8FA900
Split complementary#A9003A, #A96E00
Tetradic#6F00A9, #A91A00, #3BA900
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G143
B169
Red0 (0%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue189.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8F · B A9
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