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Recognised as Colour

#098AB8

  • #098AB8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#098AB8 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 138, 184 and HSL 196°, 91%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#098AB8#098AB8
HEX#098AB8
RGBrgb(9, 138, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5412, 0.7216
RGB percentages3.5%, 54.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(195.8, 90.7%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.8, 95.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK95.1%, 25%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer625,336
CSS custom property--colour: #098AB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#F67547

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7288BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7AB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00969Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.1Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6Cadetblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B83709
Analogous#09B88F, #0932B8
Triadic#B8098A, #8AB809
Split complementary#B80932, #B88F09
Tetradic#8F09B8, #B83709, #32B809

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93DFFA
Lighter +30%#63D0F7
Lighter +20%#32C2F5
Lighter +10%#0BAEE9
Darker −10%#076687
Darker −20%#044157
Darker −30%#021D26
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#008EC1
Less saturated −25%#217FA0

Channel breakdown

R9
G138
B184
Red9 (3.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue195.77°
Saturation (HSL)90.67%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 8A · B B8

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