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Colour

#009FEE

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

#009FEE is a cyan with RGB values 0, 159, 238 and HSL 200°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#009FEE#009FEE
HEX#009FEE
RGBrgb(0, 159, 238)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6235, 0.9333
RGB percentages0%, 62.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(199.9, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.9, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK100%, 33.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,942
CSS custom property--colour: #009FEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#FF6011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B8FEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3Sky blue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE4F00
Analogous#00EEC6, #0028EE
Triadic#EE009F, #9FEE00
Split complementary#EE0028, #EEC600
Tetradic#C600EE, #EE4F00, #28EE00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBE8FF
Lighter +30%#88D8FF
Lighter +20%#55C7FF
Lighter +10%#22B6FF
Darker −10%#007DBB
Darker −20%#005B88
Darker −30%#003955
Darker −40%#001722
More saturated +25%#009FEE
Less saturated −25%#1E95D0

Channel breakdown

R0
G159
B238
Red0 (0%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue199.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9F · B EE

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