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Recognised as Colour

#089BCD

  • #089BCD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#089BCD is a cyan with RGB values 8, 155, 205 and HSL 195°, 92%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#089BCD#089BCD
HEX#089BCD
RGBrgb(8, 155, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6078, 0.8039
RGB percentages3.1%, 60.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(195.2, 92.5%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.2, 96.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK96.1%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer564,173
CSS custom property--colour: #089BCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#F76432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8199CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A89CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Cadetblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD3A08
Analogous#08CD9D, #0838CD
Triadic#CD089B, #9BCD08
Split complementary#CD0838, #CD9D08
Tetradic#9D08CD, #CD3A08, #38CD08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5E6FC
Lighter +30%#74D8FA
Lighter +20%#43CAF8
Lighter +10%#12BCF6
Darker −10%#06769C
Darker −20%#04516B
Darker −30%#022C3A
Darker −40%#000709
More saturated +25%#009FD5
Less saturated −25%#238EB2

Channel breakdown

R8
G155
B205
Red8 (3.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue195.23°
Saturation (HSL)92.49%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 9B · B CD

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