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Colour

#009FD3

  • #009FD3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#009FD3 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 159, 211 and HSL 195°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#009FD3#009FD3
HEX#009FD3
RGBrgb(0, 159, 211)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6235, 0.8275
RGB percentages0%, 62.4%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(194.8, 100%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.8, 100%, 82.7%)
CMYK100%, 24.6%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,915
CSS custom property--colour: #009FD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#FF602C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849DD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C8CD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.1Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7Sky blue · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7Cadetblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D33400
Analogous#00D39D, #0036D3
Triadic#D3009F, #9FD300
Split complementary#D30036, #D39D00
Tetradic#9D00D3, #D33400, #36D300

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0E8FF
Lighter +30%#6DDBFF
Lighter +20%#3ACEFF
Lighter +10%#07C2FF
Darker −10%#0079A0
Darker −20%#00526D
Darker −30%#002C3A
Darker −40%#000507
More saturated +25%#009FD3
Less saturated −25%#1A92B9

Channel breakdown

R0
G159
B211
Red0 (0%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue194.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9F · B D3

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