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Recognised as Colour

#098EB5

  • #098EB5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#098EB5 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 142, 181 and HSL 194°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#098EB5#098EB5
HEX#098EB5
RGBrgb(9, 142, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5569, 0.7098
RGB percentages3.5%, 55.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(193.6, 90.5%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.6, 95%, 71%)
CMYK95%, 21.5%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer626,357
CSS custom property--colour: #098EB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#F6714A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798BB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#647DB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00999Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2Cadetblue · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Dark cyan · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B53009
Analogous#09B586, #0938B5
Triadic#B5098E, #8EB509
Split complementary#B50938, #B58609
Tetradic#8609B5, #B53009, #38B509

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90E2FA
Lighter +30%#60D5F7
Lighter +20%#2FC8F5
Lighter +10%#0BB4E6
Darker −10%#076884
Darker −20%#044254
Darker −30%#021C23
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0093BE
Less saturated −25%#21819D

Channel breakdown

R9
G142
B181
Red9 (3.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue193.6°
Saturation (HSL)90.53%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 8E · B B5

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