Colour

#0CB2E0

#0CB2E0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#0CB2E0 is a cyan with RGB values 12, 178, 224 and HSL 193°, 90%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#0CB2E0#0CB2E0

HEX#0CB2E0

RGBrgb(12, 178, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.698, 0.8784

RGB percentages4.7%, 69.8%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(193, 89.8%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193, 94.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK94.6%, 20.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer832,224

CSS custom property--colour: #0CB2E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37301WCAG 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 8.46:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#F34D1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99AEE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#809DDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00C0C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9 Sky blue · ΔE 18.2 Steel blue · ΔE 22.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 27 Dark turquoise · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E03A0C

Analogous#0CE0A4, #0C48E0

Triadic#E00CB2, #B2E00C

Split complementary#E00C48, #E0A40C

Tetradic#A40CE0, #E03A0C, #48E00C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BDEEFB

Lighter +30%#8CE1F9

Lighter +20%#5CD5F6

Lighter +10%#2BC8F4

Darker −10%#098CB0

Darker −20%#07657F

Darker −30%#043F4F

Darker −40%#02181E

More saturated +25%#00B9EC

Less saturated −25%#2AA1C3

Channel breakdown

R12

G178

B224

Red12 (4.7%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue193.02°

Saturation (HSL)89.83%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0C · G B2 · B E0

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