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Colour

#0097C8

  • #0097C8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0097C8 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 151, 200 and HSL 195°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0097C8#0097C8
HEX#0097C8
RGBrgb(0, 151, 200)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5922, 0.7843
RGB percentages0%, 59.2%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(194.7, 100%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.7, 100%, 78.4%)
CMYK100%, 24.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer38,856
CSS custom property--colour: #0097C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#FF6837

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E95CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6785C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Sky blue · ΔE 24.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1Cadetblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C83100
Analogous#00C895, #0033C8
Triadic#C80097, #97C800
Split complementary#C80033, #C89500
Tetradic#9500C8, #C83100, #33C800

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95E5FF
Lighter +30%#62D9FF
Lighter +20%#2FCCFF
Lighter +10%#00BEFB
Darker −10%#007095
Darker −20%#004A62
Darker −30%#00232F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0097C8
Less saturated −25%#198AAF

Channel breakdown

R0
G151
B200
Red0 (0%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue194.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 97 · B C8

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