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Recognised as Colour

#0091C9

  • #0091C9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0091C9 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 145, 201 and HSL 197°, 100%, 39%. 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

#0091C9#0091C9
HEX#0091C9
RGBrgb(0, 145, 201)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5686, 0.7882
RGB percentages0%, 56.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(196.7, 100%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.7, 100%, 78.8%)
CMYK100%, 27.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer37,321
CSS custom property--colour: #0091C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#FF6E36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7590CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D81C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25Sky blue · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C93800
Analogous#00C99C, #002DC9
Triadic#C90091, #91C900
Split complementary#C9002D, #C99D00
Tetradic#9C00C9, #C93800, #2CC900

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96E2FF
Lighter +30%#63D4FF
Lighter +20%#30C5FF
Lighter +10%#00B6FC
Darker −10%#006C96
Darker −20%#004763
Darker −30%#002330
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0091C9
Less saturated −25%#1986B0

Channel breakdown

R0
G145
B201
Red0 (0%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue196.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 91 · B C9

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