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Recognised as Colour

#0BC4E4

  • #0BC4E4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#0BC4E4 is a cyan with RGB values 11, 196, 228 and HSL 189°, 91%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#0BC4E4#0BC4E4
HEX#0BC4E4
RGBrgb(11, 196, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.0431, 0.7686, 0.8941
RGB percentages4.3%, 76.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(188.8, 90.8%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.8, 95.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK95.2%, 14%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer771,300
CSS custom property--colour: #0BC4E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#F43B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEBDE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#95ABE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00D0CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 21Light seagreen · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E42B0B
Analogous#0BE497, #0B58E4
Triadic#E40BC4, #C4E40B
Split complementary#E40B58, #E4970B
Tetradic#970BE4, #E42B0B, #58E40B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFF3FC
Lighter +30%#8EEAFA
Lighter +20%#5EE1F7
Lighter +10%#2DD7F5
Darker −10%#099AB3
Darker −20%#067083
Darker −30%#044752
Darker −40%#021D21
More saturated +25%#00CCEF
Less saturated −25%#29AFC6

Channel breakdown

R11
G196
B228
Red11 (4.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue188.85°
Saturation (HSL)90.79%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0B · G C4 · B E4

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