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Recognised as Colour

#009DE5

  • #009DE5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#009DE5 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 157, 229 and HSL 199°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#009DE5#009DE5
HEX#009DE5
RGBrgb(0, 157, 229)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6157, 0.898
RGB percentages0%, 61.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(198.9, 100%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.9, 100%, 89.8%)
CMYK100%, 31.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,421
CSS custom property--colour: #009DE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#FF621A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A9EE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8CE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Sky blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E54800
Analogous#00E5BA, #002BE5
Triadic#E5009D, #9DE500
Split complementary#E5002B, #E5BA00
Tetradic#BA00E5, #E54800, #2BE500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2E7FF
Lighter +30%#7FD7FF
Lighter +20%#4CC7FF
Lighter +10%#19B7FF
Darker −10%#007AB2
Darker −20%#00577F
Darker −30%#00344C
Darker −40%#001119
More saturated +25%#009DE5
Less saturated −25%#1D92C8

Channel breakdown

R0
G157
B229
Red0 (0%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue198.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9D · B E5

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