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Recognised as Colour

#009CC9

  • #009CC9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#009CC9 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 156, 201 and HSL 193°, 100%, 39%. 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

#009CC9#009CC9
HEX#009CC9
RGBrgb(0, 156, 201)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6118, 0.7882
RGB percentages0%, 61.2%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(193.4, 100%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.4, 100%, 78.8%)
CMYK100%, 22.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,137
CSS custom property--colour: #009CC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FF6336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8499CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D89C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Sky blue · ΔE 22.7Cadetblue · ΔE 25.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C92D00
Analogous#00C992, #0037C9
Triadic#C9009C, #9CC900
Split complementary#C90037, #C99200
Tetradic#9200C9, #C92D00, #37C900

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96E7FF
Lighter +30%#63DCFF
Lighter +20%#30D1FF
Lighter +10%#00C4FC
Darker −10%#007496
Darker −20%#004D63
Darker −30%#002530
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009CC9
Less saturated −25%#198EB0

Channel breakdown

R0
G156
B201
Red0 (0%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue193.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9C · B C9

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