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Recognised as Colour

#09DAF0

  • #09DAF0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#09DAF0 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 218, 240 and HSL 186°, 93%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#09DAF0#09DAF0
HEX#09DAF0
RGBrgb(9, 218, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.8549, 0.9412
RGB percentages3.5%, 85.5%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(185.7, 92.8%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.7, 96.3%, 94.1%)
CMYK96.3%, 9.2%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer645,872
CSS custom property--colour: #09DAF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#F6250F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5D1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABBEF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00E5E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2Aqua · ΔE 18.9Cyan · ΔE 18.9Turquoise · ΔE 20.9Sky blue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F01F09
Analogous#09F093, #0966F0
Triadic#F009DA, #DAF009
Split complementary#F00966, #F09309
Tetradic#9309F0, #F01F09, #66F009

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8F8FD
Lighter +30%#97F2FB
Lighter +20%#66EBF9
Lighter +10%#35E5F7
Darker −10%#07ADBF
Darker −20%#05818E
Darker −30%#03545D
Darker −40%#02272B
More saturated +25%#00E1F9
Less saturated −25%#28C1D1

Channel breakdown

R9
G218
B240
Red9 (3.5%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue185.71°
Saturation (HSL)92.77%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G DA · B F0

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