Colour

#0097CE

#0097CE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0097CE is a cyan with RGB values 0, 151, 206 and HSL 196°, 100%, 40%. 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

#0097CE#0097CE

HEX#0097CE

RGBrgb(0, 151, 206)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.5922, 0.8078

RGB percentages0%, 59.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(196, 100%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196, 100%, 80.8%)

CMYK100%, 26.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer38,862

CSS custom property--colour: #0097CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#FF6831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B96D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6386CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00A6AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26 Sky blue · ΔE 26.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE3700

Analogous#00CE9E, #0030CE

Triadic#CE0097, #97CE00

Split complementary#CE0030, #CE9E00

Tetradic#9E00CE, #CE3700, #30CE00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9BE4FF

Lighter +30%#68D7FF

Lighter +20%#35C9FF

Lighter +10%#02BBFF

Darker −10%#00729B

Darker −20%#004C68

Darker −30%#002735

Darker −40%#000102

More saturated +25%#0097CE

Less saturated −25%#1A8BB4

Channel breakdown

G151

B206

Red0 (0%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue196.02°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 97 · B CE

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