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Colour

#0097EE

  • #0097EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0097EE is a blue with RGB values 0, 151, 238 and HSL 202°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0097EE#0097EE
HEX#0097EE
RGBrgb(0, 151, 238)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5922, 0.9333
RGB percentages0%, 59.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(201.9, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK100%, 36.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer38,894
CSS custom property--colour: #0097EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#FF6811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C9BF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C89ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.7Light skyblue · ΔE 32.5Royal blue · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE5700
Analogous#00EECE, #0020EE
Triadic#EE0097, #97EE00
Split complementary#EE0020, #EECE00
Tetradic#CE00EE, #EE5700, #20EE00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBE6FF
Lighter +30%#88D3FF
Lighter +20%#55C1FF
Lighter +10%#22AEFF
Darker −10%#0077BB
Darker −20%#005688
Darker −30%#003655
Darker −40%#001622
More saturated +25%#0097EE
Less saturated −25%#1E8FD0

Channel breakdown

R0
G151
B238
Red0 (0%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue201.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 97 · B EE

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