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Colour

#00C4E6

  • #00C4E6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#00C4E6 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 196, 230 and HSL 189°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#00C4E6#00C4E6
HEX#00C4E6
RGBrgb(0, 196, 230)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.7686, 0.902
RGB percentages0%, 76.9%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(188.9, 100%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.9, 100%, 90.2%)
CMYK100%, 14.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer50,406
CSS custom property--colour: #00C4E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#FF3B19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADBEE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#94ABE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00D0CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 18Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.1Light seagreen · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E62200
Analogous#00E695, #0051E6
Triadic#E600C4, #C4E600
Split complementary#E60051, #E69500
Tetradic#9500E6, #E62200, #51E600

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3F4FF
Lighter +30%#80ECFF
Lighter +20%#4DE5FF
Lighter +10%#1ADDFF
Darker −10%#0099B3
Darker −20%#006D80
Darker −30%#00424D
Darker −40%#00161A
More saturated +25%#00C4E6
Less saturated −25%#1DB0C9

Channel breakdown

R0
G196
B230
Red0 (0%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue188.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G C4 · B E6

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