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Colour

#009FB4

  • #009FB4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#009FB4 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 159, 180 and HSL 187°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#009FB4#009FB4
HEX#009FB4
RGBrgb(0, 159, 180)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6235, 0.7059
RGB percentages0%, 62.4%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(187, 100%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187, 100%, 70.6%)
CMYK100%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,884
CSS custom property--colour: #009FB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#FF604B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E99B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8AB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 14.5Cadetblue · ΔE 15.2Teal · ΔE 17Light seagreen · ΔE 18.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.4Sky blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B41500
Analogous#00B46F, #0045B4
Triadic#B4009F, #9FB400
Split complementary#B40045, #B46F00
Tetradic#6F00B4, #B41500, #45B400

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81F0FF
Lighter +30%#4EEAFF
Lighter +20%#1BE4FF
Lighter +10%#00CCE7
Darker −10%#007281
Darker −20%#00454E
Darker −30%#00181B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009FB4
Less saturated −25%#178E9E

Channel breakdown

R0
G159
B180
Red0 (0%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue187°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9F · B B4

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