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Colour

#009CE9

  • #009CE9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#009CE9 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 156, 233 and HSL 200°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#009CE9#009CE9
HEX#009CE9
RGBrgb(0, 156, 233)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6118, 0.9137
RGB percentages0%, 61.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(199.8, 100%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.8, 100%, 91.4%)
CMYK100%, 33%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,169
CSS custom property--colour: #009CE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#FF6316

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#779EECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#598CE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.2Sky blue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E94D00
Analogous#00E9C1, #0028E9
Triadic#E9009C, #9CE900
Split complementary#E90028, #E9C100
Tetradic#C100E9, #E94D00, #28E900

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6E7FF
Lighter +30%#83D6FF
Lighter +20%#50C5FF
Lighter +10%#1DB4FF
Darker −10%#007AB6
Darker −20%#005883
Darker −30%#003650
Darker −40%#00131D
More saturated +25%#009CE9
Less saturated −25%#1D92CC

Channel breakdown

R0
G156
B233
Red0 (0%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue199.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9C · B E9

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