Colour

#0096CB

#0096CB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0096CB is a cyan with RGB values 0, 150, 203 and HSL 196°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0096CB#0096CB

HEX#0096CB

RGBrgb(0, 150, 203)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.5882, 0.7961

RGB percentages0%, 58.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(195.7, 100%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.7, 100%, 79.6%)

CMYK100%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer38,603

CSS custom property--colour: #0096CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#FF6934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B95CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6485CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A4A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2 Sky blue · ΔE 26 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CB3500

Analogous#00CB9B, #0030CB

Triadic#CB0096, #96CB00

Split complementary#CB0030, #CB9B00

Tetradic#9B00CB, #CB3500, #30CB00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#98E4FF

Lighter +30%#65D7FF

Lighter +20%#32C9FF

Lighter +10%#00BCFE

Darker −10%#007098

Darker −20%#004B65

Darker −30%#002532

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0096CB

Less saturated −25%#198AB2

Channel breakdown

G150

B203

Red0 (0%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue195.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 96 · B CB

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