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Recognised as Colour

#0CB0E8

  • #0CB0E8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#0CB0E8 is a cyan with RGB values 12, 176, 232 and HSL 195°, 90%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#0CB0E8#0CB0E8
HEX#0CB0E8
RGBrgb(12, 176, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.6902, 0.9098
RGB percentages4.7%, 69%, 91%
HSLhsl(195.3, 90.2%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.3, 94.8%, 91%)
CMYK94.8%, 24.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer831,720
CSS custom property--colour: #0CB0E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#F34F17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93AEEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#799CE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 6.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Sky blue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4Light steelblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 6.77, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8440C
Analogous#0CE8B2, #0C42E8
Triadic#E80CB0, #B0E80C
Split complementary#E80C42, #E8B20C
Tetradic#B20CE8, #E8440C, #42E80C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4EEFC
Lighter +30%#94E0F9
Lighter +20%#63D1F7
Lighter +10%#33C3F4
Darker −10%#098BB8
Darker −20%#076687
Darker −30%#044257
Darker −40%#021D26
More saturated +25%#00B6F4
Less saturated −25%#2AA1C9

Channel breakdown

R12
G176
B232
Red12 (4.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue195.27°
Saturation (HSL)90.16%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G B0 · B E8

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