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Colour

#00A0E0

  • #00A0E0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#00A0E0 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 160, 224 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

#00A0E0#00A0E0
HEX#00A0E0
RGBrgb(0, 160, 224)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6275, 0.8784
RGB percentages0%, 62.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(197.1, 100%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 100%, 87.8%)
CMYK100%, 28.6%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,184
CSS custom property--colour: #00A0E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#FF5F1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80A0E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#668EDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 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 text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.9Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Sky blue · ΔE 27Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E04000
Analogous#00E0B0, #0030E0
Triadic#E000A0, #A0E000
Split complementary#E00030, #E0B000
Tetradic#B000E0, #E04000, #30E000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADE8FF
Lighter +30%#7AD9FF
Lighter +20%#47CAFF
Lighter +10%#14BCFF
Darker −10%#007CAD
Darker −20%#00577A
Darker −30%#003347
Darker −40%#000E14
More saturated +25%#00A0E0
Less saturated −25%#1C94C4

Channel breakdown

R0
G160
B224
Red0 (0%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue197.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A0 · B E0

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