Colour

#00A0DF

#00A0DF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#00A0DF is a cyan with RGB values 0, 160, 223 and HSL 197°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#00A0DF#00A0DF

HEX#00A0DF

RGBrgb(0, 160, 223)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.6275, 0.8745

RGB percentages0%, 62.7%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(197, 100%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197, 100%, 87.5%)

CMYK100%, 28.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer41,183

CSS custom property--colour: #00A0DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#FF5F20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81A0E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#678EDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00B0B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.8 Steel blue · ΔE 15.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 22 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23 Sky blue · ΔE 26.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DF3F00

Analogous#00DFAF, #0030DF

Triadic#DF00A0, #A0DF00

Split complementary#DF0030, #DFAF00

Tetradic#AF00DF, #DF3F00, #30DF00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ACE8FF

Lighter +30%#79D9FF

Lighter +20%#46CBFF

Lighter +10%#13BCFF

Darker −10%#007BAC

Darker −20%#005779

Darker −30%#003246

Darker −40%#000E13

More saturated +25%#00A0DF

Less saturated −25%#1C94C3

Channel breakdown

G160

B223

Red0 (0%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue196.95°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G A0 · B DF

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