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Colour

#00A5C8

  • #00A5C8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#00A5C8 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 165, 200 and HSL 191°, 100%, 39%. 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

#00A5C8#00A5C8
HEX#00A5C8
RGBrgb(0, 165, 200)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6471, 0.7843
RGB percentages0%, 64.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(190.5, 100%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 100%, 78.4%)
CMYK100%, 17.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer42,440
CSS custom property--colour: #00A5C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#FF5A37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A0CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7990C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 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 text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 19.8Cadetblue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 22Dark cyan · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C82300
Analogous#00C887, #0041C8
Triadic#C800A5, #A5C800
Split complementary#C80041, #C88700
Tetradic#8700C8, #C82300, #41C800

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95ECFF
Lighter +30%#62E4FF
Lighter +20%#2FDBFF
Lighter +10%#00CFFB
Darker −10%#007B95
Darker −20%#005162
Darker −30%#00272F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A5C8
Less saturated −25%#1995AF

Channel breakdown

R0
G165
B200
Red0 (0%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue190.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A5 · B C8

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