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Recognised as Colour

#09E2FF

  • #09E2FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#09E2FF is a cyan with RGB values 9, 226, 255 and HSL 187°, 100%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#09E2FF#09E2FF
HEX#09E2FF
RGBrgb(9, 226, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.8863, 1
RGB percentages3.5%, 88.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(187.1, 100%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 96.5%, 100%)
CMYK96.5%, 11.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer647,935
CSS custom property--colour: #09E2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.33:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#F61D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBDAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC5FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00EEEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.5Aqua · ΔE 20.1Cyan · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 21.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF2609
Analogous#09FFA1, #0967FF
Triadic#FF09E2, #E2FF09
Split complementary#FF0967, #FFA109
Tetradic#A109FF, #FF2609, #67FF09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5FAFF
Lighter +30%#A2F4FF
Lighter +20%#6FEEFF
Lighter +10%#3CE8FF
Darker −10%#00BCD5
Darker −20%#008FA2
Darker −30%#00626F
Darker −40%#00353C
More saturated +25%#09E2FF
Less saturated −25%#28CAE0

Channel breakdown

R9
G226
B255
Red9 (3.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue187.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G E2 · B FF

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