Colour

#009CD5

#009CD5
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#009CD5 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 156, 213 and HSL 196°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#009CD5

RGBrgb(0, 156, 213)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.6118, 0.8353

RGB percentages0%, 61.2%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(196.1, 100%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.1, 100%, 83.5%)

CMYK100%, 26.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer40,149

CSS custom property--colour: #009CD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#FF632A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F9BD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#678AD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00ABB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.4 Steel blue · ΔE 14.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 22 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5 Sky blue · ΔE 25.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D53900

Analogous#00D5A3, #0032D5

Triadic#D5009C, #9CD500

Split complementary#D50032, #D5A400

Tetradic#A300D5, #D53900, #31D500

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A2E6FF

Lighter +30%#6FD8FF

Lighter +20%#3CCBFF

Lighter +10%#09BDFF

Darker −10%#0077A2

Darker −20%#00516F

Darker −30%#002C3C

Darker −40%#000709

More saturated +25%#009CD5

Less saturated −25%#1B90BA

Channel breakdown

G156

B213

Red0 (0%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue196.06°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 9C · B D5

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Colour values

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