Recognised as Colour

#0090CC

#0090CC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0090CC is a cyan with RGB values 0, 144, 204 and HSL 198°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0090CC#0090CC

HEX#0090CC

RGBrgb(0, 144, 204)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.5647, 0.8

RGB percentages0%, 56.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(197.6, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.6, 100%, 80%)

CMYK100%, 29.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer37,068

CSS custom property--colour: #0090CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#FF6F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7390CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A80CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#009FA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.9 Sky blue · ΔE 29.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC3C00

Analogous#00CCA2, #002ACC

Triadic#CC0090, #90CC00

Split complementary#CC002A, #CCA200

Tetradic#A200CC, #CC3C00, #2ACC00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#99E1FF

Lighter +30%#66D2FF

Lighter +20%#33C3FF

Lighter +10%#00B4FF

Darker −10%#006C99

Darker −20%#004866

Darker −30%#002433

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0090CC

Less saturated −25%#1986B3

Channel breakdown

G144

B204

Red0 (0%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue197.65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 90 · B CC

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