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Recognised as Colour

#0896C4

  • #0896C4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0896C4 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 150, 196 and HSL 195°, 92%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0896C4#0896C4
HEX#0896C4
RGBrgb(8, 150, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.5882, 0.7686
RGB percentages3.1%, 58.8%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(194.7, 92.2%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.7, 95.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK95.9%, 23.5%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer562,884
CSS custom property--colour: #0896C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#F7693B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E94C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6884C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 23Sky blue · ΔE 24.3Cadetblue · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C43608
Analogous#08C494, #0838C4
Triadic#C40896, #96C408
Split complementary#C40838, #C49408
Tetradic#9408C4, #C43608, #38C408

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DE4FB
Lighter +30%#6CD7F9
Lighter +20%#3BC9F7
Lighter +10%#0ABCF5
Darker −10%#067193
Darker −20%#044B62
Darker −30%#022631
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009ACC
Less saturated −25%#2289AB

Channel breakdown

R8
G150
B196
Red8 (3.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue194.68°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 96 · B C4

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