Colour

#0096C2

#0096C2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0096C2 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 150, 194 and HSL 194°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0096C2#0096C2

HEX#0096C2

RGBrgb(0, 150, 194)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.5882, 0.7608

RGB percentages0%, 58.8%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(193.6, 100%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.6, 100%, 76.1%)

CMYK100%, 22.7%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer38,594

CSS custom property--colour: #0096C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#FF693D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F93C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6884C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A2A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2 Sky blue · ΔE 24.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 24.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C22C00

Analogous#00C28D, #0035C2

Triadic#C20096, #96C200

Split complementary#C20035, #C28D00

Tetradic#8D00C2, #C22C00, #35C200

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8FE6FF

Lighter +30%#5CDAFF

Lighter +20%#29CEFF

Lighter +10%#00BDF5

Darker −10%#006F8F

Darker −20%#00475C

Darker −30%#002029

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0096C2

Less saturated −25%#1889AA

Channel breakdown

G150

B194

Red0 (0%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue193.61°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 96 · B C2

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Colour values

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