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Recognised as Colour

#0896BF

  • #0896BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0896BF is a cyan with RGB values 8, 150, 191 and HSL 193°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0896BF#0896BF
HEX#0896BF
RGBrgb(8, 150, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.5882, 0.749
RGB percentages3.1%, 58.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(193.4, 92%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.4, 95.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK95.8%, 21.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer562,879
CSS custom property--colour: #0896BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#F76940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8093C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A84BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.2Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3Cadetblue · ΔE 23.3Sky blue · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF3108
Analogous#08BF8D, #083BBF
Triadic#BF0896, #96BF08
Split complementary#BF083B, #BF8D08
Tetradic#8C08BF, #BF3108, #3BBF08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98E5FB
Lighter +30%#67D8F9
Lighter +20%#36CCF7
Lighter +10%#0ABCF0
Darker −10%#06708E
Darker −20%#04495D
Darker −30%#02232C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009AC7
Less saturated −25%#2188A6

Channel breakdown

R8
G150
B191
Red8 (3.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue193.44°
Saturation (HSL)91.96%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 96 · B BF

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