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Recognised as Colour

#0C90CC

  • #0C90CC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0C90CC is a cyan with RGB values 12, 144, 204 and HSL 199°, 89%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0C90CC#0C90CC
HEX#0C90CC
RGBrgb(12, 144, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.5647, 0.8
RGB percentages4.7%, 56.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(198.8, 88.9%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 94.1%, 80%)
CMYK94.1%, 29.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer823,500
CSS custom property--colour: #0C90CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#F36F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7390CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B80CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009FA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6Sky blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC480C
Analogous#0CCCA8, #0C30CC
Triadic#CC0C90, #90CC0C
Split complementary#CC0C30, #CCA80C
Tetradic#A80CCC, #CC480C, #30CC0C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAE1FA
Lighter +30%#7AD0F7
Lighter +20%#4ABFF4
Lighter +10%#1AAEF2
Darker −10%#096E9C
Darker −20%#064C6C
Darker −30%#042A3C
Darker −40%#01080B
More saturated +25%#0095D8
Less saturated −25%#2786B1

Channel breakdown

R12
G144
B204
Red12 (4.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue198.75°
Saturation (HSL)88.89%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 90 · B CC

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