Colour

#09F0FF

#09F0FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aqua

#09F0FF is a cyan with RGB values 9, 240, 255 and HSL 184°, 100%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#09F0FF#09F0FF

HEX#09F0FF

RGBrgb(9, 240, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.9412, 1

RGB percentages3.5%, 94.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(183.7, 100%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.7, 96.5%, 100%)

CMYK96.5%, 5.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer651,519

CSS custom property--colour: #09F0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.92:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#F60F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCE5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFD1FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00FAF4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 10.3 Cyan · ΔE 10.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.3 Turquoise · ΔE 17.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF1809

Analogous#09FF93, #0975FF

Triadic#FF09F0, #F0FF09

Split complementary#FF0975, #FF9309

Tetradic#9309FF, #FF1809, #75FF09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5FCFF

Lighter +30%#A2F9FF

Lighter +20%#6FF6FF

Lighter +10%#3CF3FF

Darker −10%#00C8D5

Darker −20%#0098A2

Darker −30%#00686F

Darker −40%#00383C

More saturated +25%#09F0FF

Less saturated −25%#28D5E0

Channel breakdown

G240

B255

Red9 (3.5%)

Green240 (94.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue183.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G F0 · B FF

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Colour values

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