Colour

#00A4E2

#00A4E2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#00A4E2 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 164, 226 and HSL 196°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#00A4E2#00A4E2

HEX#00A4E2

RGBrgb(0, 164, 226)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.6431, 0.8863

RGB percentages0%, 64.3%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(196.5, 100%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.5, 100%, 88.6%)

CMYK100%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer42,210

CSS custom property--colour: #00A4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#FF5B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85A3E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B92E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00B4B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.2 Steel blue · ΔE 16.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3 Sky blue · ΔE 25.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E23E00

Analogous#00E2AF, #0033E2

Triadic#E200A4, #A4E200

Split complementary#E20033, #E2AF00

Tetradic#AF00E2, #E23E00, #33E200

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFE9FF

Lighter +30%#7CDBFF

Lighter +20%#49CDFF

Lighter +10%#16BFFF

Darker −10%#007FAF

Darker −20%#005A7C

Darker −30%#003549

Darker −40%#001016

More saturated +25%#00A4E2

Less saturated −25%#1C97C6

Channel breakdown

G164

B226

Red0 (0%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue196.46°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G A4 · B E2

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