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Recognised as Colour

#018EC0

  • #018EC0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#018EC0 is a cyan with RGB values 1, 142, 192 and HSL 196°, 99%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#018EC0#018EC0
HEX#018EC0
RGBrgb(1, 142, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.5569, 0.7529
RGB percentages0.4%, 55.7%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(195.7, 99%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.7, 99.5%, 75.3%)
CMYK99.5%, 26%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer102,080
CSS custom property--colour: #018EC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#FE713F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#758DC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E7EBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#009B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Slate grey · ΔE 27Sky blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C03301
Analogous#01C092, #012FC0
Triadic#C0018E, #8EC001
Split complementary#C0012F, #C09201
Tetradic#9201C0, #C03301, #2FC001

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FE1FE
Lighter +30%#5CD4FE
Lighter +20%#29C6FE
Lighter +10%#01B4F3
Darker −10%#01688D
Darker −20%#00435B
Darker −30%#001D28
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#008EC1
Less saturated −25%#1983A8

Channel breakdown

R1
G142
B192
Red1 (0.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue195.71°
Saturation (HSL)98.96%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 8E · B C0

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