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Colour

#00A4CE

  • #00A4CE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#00A4CE is a cyan with RGB values 0, 164, 206 and HSL 192°, 100%, 40%. 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

#00A4CE#00A4CE
HEX#00A4CE
RGBrgb(0, 164, 206)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6431, 0.8078
RGB percentages0%, 64.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(192.2, 100%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.2, 100%, 80.8%)
CMYK100%, 20.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer42,190
CSS custom property--colour: #00A4CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#FF5B31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA0D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7590CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 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 text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.3Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20Sky blue · ΔE 20.3Cadetblue · ΔE 24Dark cyan · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE2A00
Analogous#00CE91, #003DCE
Triadic#CE00A4, #A4CE00
Split complementary#CE003D, #CE9100
Tetradic#9100CE, #CE2A00, #3DCE00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BEBFF
Lighter +30%#68E0FF
Lighter +20%#35D6FF
Lighter +10%#02CBFF
Darker −10%#007B9B
Darker −20%#005368
Darker −30%#002A35
Darker −40%#000202
More saturated +25%#00A4CE
Less saturated −25%#1A95B4

Channel breakdown

R0
G164
B206
Red0 (0%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue192.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A4 · B CE

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