Colour

#098CB5

#098CB5
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#098CB5 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 140, 181 and HSL 194°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#098CB5

RGBrgb(9, 140, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.549, 0.7098

RGB percentages3.5%, 54.9%, 71%

HSLhsl(194.3, 90.5%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.3, 95%, 71%)

CMYK95%, 22.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer625,845

CSS custom property--colour: #098CB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#F6734A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#768AB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#627BB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00989Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 24 Slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B53209

Analogous#09B588, #0936B5

Triadic#B5098C, #8CB509

Split complementary#B50936, #B58809

Tetradic#8809B5, #B53209, #36B509

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#90E0FA

Lighter +30%#60D3F7

Lighter +20%#2FC6F5

Lighter +10%#0BB2E6

Darker −10%#076684

Darker −20%#044154

Darker −30%#021B23

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0091BE

Less saturated −25%#21809D

Channel breakdown

G140

B181

Red9 (3.5%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue194.3°

Saturation (HSL)90.53%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 8C · B B5

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