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Recognised as Colour

#09B3DE

  • #09B3DE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#09B3DE is a cyan with RGB values 9, 179, 222 and HSL 192°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#09B3DE#09B3DE
HEX#09B3DE
RGBrgb(9, 179, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.702, 0.8706
RGB percentages3.5%, 70.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(192.1, 92.2%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.1, 95.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK95.9%, 19.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer635,870
CSS custom property--colour: #09B3DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#F64C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AAFE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#829DDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.5Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2Sky blue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 24Cadetblue · ΔE 25.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE3409
Analogous#09DE9F, #0948DE
Triadic#DE09B3, #B3DE09
Split complementary#DE0948, #DE9F09
Tetradic#9F09DE, #DE3409, #48DE09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7EEFC
Lighter +30%#86E3FA
Lighter +20%#55D7F8
Lighter +10%#24CCF6
Darker −10%#078BAD
Darker −20%#05647C
Darker −30%#033C4B
Darker −40%#01151A
More saturated +25%#00B8E7
Less saturated −25%#26A2C1

Channel breakdown

R9
G179
B222
Red9 (3.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue192.11°
Saturation (HSL)92.21%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G B3 · B DE

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