Colour

#0090BE

#0090BE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0090BE is a cyan with RGB values 0, 144, 190 and HSL 195°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0090BE#0090BE

HEX#0090BE

RGBrgb(0, 144, 190)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.5647, 0.7451

RGB percentages0%, 56.5%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(194.5, 100%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.5, 100%, 74.5%)

CMYK100%, 24.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer37,054

CSS custom property--colour: #0090BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#FF6F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#788EC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#627FBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#009DA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Sky blue · ΔE 26.2 Slate grey · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BE2E00

Analogous#00BE8D, #0031BE

Triadic#BE0090, #90BE00

Split complementary#BE0031, #BE8D00

Tetradic#8D00BE, #BE2E00, #31BE00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8BE3FF

Lighter +30%#58D7FF

Lighter +20%#25CAFF

Lighter +10%#00B7F1

Darker −10%#00698B

Darker −20%#004358

Darker −30%#001C25

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0090BE

Less saturated −25%#1884A6

Channel breakdown

G144

B190

Red0 (0%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue194.53°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 90 · B BE

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