Colour

#009DCC

#009DCC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#009DCC is a cyan with RGB values 0, 157, 204 and HSL 194°, 100%, 40%. 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

#009DCC#009DCC

HEX#009DCC

RGBrgb(0, 157, 204)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.6157, 0.8

RGB percentages0%, 61.6%, 80%

HSLhsl(193.8, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 100%, 80%)

CMYK100%, 23%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer40,396

CSS custom property--colour: #009DCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#FF6233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#849ACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D8ACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00AAADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.1 Steel blue · ΔE 15.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2 Sky blue · ΔE 22.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 26.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC2F00

Analogous#00CC95, #0037CC

Triadic#CC009D, #9DCC00

Split complementary#CC0037, #CC9500

Tetradic#9500CC, #CC2F00, #37CC00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#99E8FF

Lighter +30%#66DCFF

Lighter +20%#33D0FF

Lighter +10%#00C4FF

Darker −10%#007699

Darker −20%#004F66

Darker −30%#002733

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#009DCC

Less saturated −25%#198FB3

Channel breakdown

G157

B204

Red0 (0%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue193.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 9D · B CC

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Colour values

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