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Recognised as Colour

#009BCD

  • #009BCD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#009BCD is a cyan with RGB values 0, 155, 205 and HSL 195°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#009BCD#009BCD
HEX#009BCD
RGBrgb(0, 155, 205)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6078, 0.8039
RGB percentages0%, 60.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(194.6, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.6, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK100%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer39,885
CSS custom property--colour: #009BCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FF6432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8199CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A89CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Sky blue · ΔE 23.9Cadetblue · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD3200
Analogous#00CD98, #0035CD
Triadic#CD009B, #9BCD00
Split complementary#CD0034, #CD9800
Tetradic#9900CD, #CD3200, #35CD00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AE6FF
Lighter +30%#67DAFF
Lighter +20%#34CDFF
Lighter +10%#01C1FF
Darker −10%#00749A
Darker −20%#004E67
Darker −30%#002734
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#009BCD
Less saturated −25%#1A8EB3

Channel breakdown

R0
G155
B205
Red0 (0%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue194.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9B · B CD

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