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Recognised as Colour

#0CB5FF

  • #0CB5FF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#0CB5FF is a cyan with RGB values 12, 181, 255 and HSL 198°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#0CB5FF#0CB5FF
HEX#0CB5FF
RGBrgb(12, 181, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.7098, 1
RGB percentages4.7%, 71%, 100%
HSLhsl(198.3, 100%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.3, 95.3%, 100%)
CMYK95.3%, 29%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer833,023
CSS custom property--colour: #0CB5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#F34A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A2FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C8CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Sky blue · ΔE 27.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF560C
Analogous#0CFFCF, #0C3CFF
Triadic#FF0CB5, #B5FF0C
Split complementary#FF0C3B, #FFCF0C
Tetradic#D00CFF, #FF560C, #3CFF0C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8F3FF
Lighter +30%#A5E4FF
Lighter +20%#72D4FF
Lighter +10%#3FC5FF
Darker −10%#0096D8
Darker −20%#0073A5
Darker −30%#004F72
Darker −40%#002C3F
More saturated +25%#0CB5FF
Less saturated −25%#2AA9E1

Channel breakdown

R12
G181
B255
Red12 (4.7%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue198.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G B5 · B FF

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