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Recognised as Colour

#0A8EBE

  • #0A8EBE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0A8EBE is a cyan with RGB values 10, 142, 190 and HSL 196°, 90%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0A8EBE#0A8EBE
HEX#0A8EBE
RGBrgb(10, 142, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.0392, 0.5569, 0.7451
RGB percentages3.9%, 55.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(196, 90%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196, 94.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK94.7%, 25.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer691,902
CSS custom property--colour: #0A8EBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#F57141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#768CC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#607EBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Sky blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE3A0A
Analogous#0ABE94, #0A34BE
Triadic#BE0A8E, #8EBE0A
Split complementary#BE0A34, #BE940A
Tetradic#940ABE, #BE3A0A, #34BE0A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AE0FA
Lighter +30%#6AD1F7
Lighter +20%#39C3F5
Lighter +10%#0DB2EE
Darker −10%#076A8E
Darker −20%#05465D
Darker −30%#02212D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0093C8
Less saturated −25%#2382A5

Channel breakdown

R10
G142
B190
Red10 (3.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue196°
Saturation (HSL)90%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0A · G 8E · B BE

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