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Colour

#09A0DF

  • #09A0DF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#09A0DF is a cyan with RGB values 9, 160, 223 and HSL 198°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#09A0DF#09A0DF
HEX#09A0DF
RGBrgb(9, 160, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.6275, 0.8745
RGB percentages3.5%, 62.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(197.7, 92.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.7, 96%, 87.5%)
CMYK96%, 28.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer631,007
CSS custom property--colour: #09A0DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#F65F20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A0E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#678EDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.9Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Sky blue · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF4809
Analogous#09DFB3, #0935DF
Triadic#DF09A0, #A0DF09
Split complementary#DF0935, #DFB309
Tetradic#B309DF, #DF4809, #35DF09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8E8FC
Lighter +30%#87D8FA
Lighter +20%#56C8F8
Lighter +10%#25B9F6
Darker −10%#077DAE
Darker −20%#055A7D
Darker −30%#03364C
Darker −40%#01131B
More saturated +25%#00A4E8
Less saturated −25%#2694C2

Channel breakdown

R9
G160
B223
Red9 (3.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue197.66°
Saturation (HSL)92.24%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G A0 · B DF

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