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Recognised as Colour

#0AA0E6

  • #0AA0E6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#0AA0E6 is a cyan with RGB values 10, 160, 230 and HSL 199°, 92%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#0AA0E6#0AA0E6
HEX#0AA0E6
RGBrgb(10, 160, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.0392, 0.6275, 0.902
RGB percentages3.9%, 62.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(199.1, 91.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.1, 95.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK95.7%, 30.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer696,550
CSS custom property--colour: #0AA0E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#F55F19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EA1E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#628FE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.2Steel blue · ΔE 17Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1Sky blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6500A
Analogous#0AE6BE, #0A32E6
Triadic#E60AA0, #A0E60A
Split complementary#E60A32, #E6BE0A
Tetradic#BE0AE6, #E6500A, #32E60A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0E9FC
Lighter +30%#8FD8FA
Lighter +20%#5EC7F8
Lighter +10%#2DB6F6
Darker −10%#087EB5
Darker −20%#065C84
Darker −30%#043A53
Darker −40%#011822
More saturated +25%#00A4F0
Less saturated −25%#2895C8

Channel breakdown

R10
G160
B230
Red10 (3.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue199.09°
Saturation (HSL)91.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0A · G A0 · B E6

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