Colour

#0EA4CE

#0EA4CE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#0EA4CE is a cyan with RGB values 14, 164, 206 and HSL 193°, 87%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#0EA4CE#0EA4CE

HEX#0EA4CE

RGBrgb(14, 164, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.6431, 0.8078

RGB percentages5.5%, 64.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(193.1, 87.3%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.1, 93.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK93.2%, 20.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer959,694

CSS custom property--colour: #0EA4CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#F15B31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DA0D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7690CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00B0B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.3 Steel blue · ΔE 19 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7 Sky blue · ΔE 20.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 23.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE380E

Analogous#0ECE98, #0E44CE

Triadic#CE0EA4, #A4CE0E

Split complementary#CE0E44, #CE980E

Tetradic#980ECE, #CE380E, #44CE0E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AEE9FA

Lighter +30%#7FDCF6

Lighter +20%#4FCFF3

Lighter +10%#1FC2F0

Darker −10%#0B7E9E

Darker −20%#08586E

Darker −30%#04323F

Darker −40%#010C0F

More saturated +25%#00ACDC

Less saturated −25%#2A95B3

Channel breakdown

R14

G164

B206

Red14 (5.5%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue193.13°

Saturation (HSL)87.27%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0E · G A4 · B CE

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