Recognised as Colour
#019DDD
- #019DDD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep skyblue
#019DDD is a cyan with RGB values 1, 157, 221 and HSL 197°, 99%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.
Colour values
#019DDD#019DDD
HEX#019DDD
RGBrgb(1, 157, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.6157, 0.8667
RGB percentages0.4%, 61.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(197.5, 99.1%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.5, 99.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK99.5%, 29%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer105,949
CSS custom property--colour: #019DDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#FE6222
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DD4101
Analogous#01DDAF, #012FDD
Triadic#DD019D, #9DDD01
Split complementary#DD012F, #DDAF01
Tetradic#AF01DD, #DD4101, #2FDD01
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R1
G157
B221
Red1 (0.4%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue197.45°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 9D · B DD
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