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Recognised as Colour

#00A0E9

  • #00A0E9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#00A0E9 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 160, 233 and HSL 199°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#00A0E9#00A0E9
HEX#00A0E9
RGBrgb(0, 160, 233)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6275, 0.9137
RGB percentages0%, 62.7%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(198.8, 100%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 100%, 91.4%)
CMYK100%, 31.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,193
CSS custom property--colour: #00A0E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#FF5F16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA1ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#608FE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Sky blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E94900
Analogous#00E9BD, #002CE9
Triadic#E900A0, #A0E900
Split complementary#E9002C, #E9BD00
Tetradic#BD00E9, #E94900, #2CE900

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6E8FF
Lighter +30%#83D8FF
Lighter +20%#50C8FF
Lighter +10%#1DB8FF
Darker −10%#007DB6
Darker −20%#005A83
Darker −30%#003750
Darker −40%#00141D
More saturated +25%#00A0E9
Less saturated −25%#1D95CC

Channel breakdown

R0
G160
B233
Red0 (0%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue198.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A0 · B E9

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