#009bc4

Color #009bc4

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.83 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#009bc4

RGB

rgb(0, 155, 196)

HSL

hsl(192.6, 100%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.6, 100%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 20.9%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(59.37, -19.35, -30.65)

LCH

lch(59.37, 36.25, 237.73)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.1217, 225.17)

HWB

hwb(192.6, 0%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c42900

Analogous

#00c48b

#009bc4

#0039c4

Triadic

#009bc4

#c4009b

#9bc400

Split-complementary

#009bc4

#c40039

#c48b00

Tetradic

#009bc4

#2900c4

#c42900

#9bc400

Square

#009bc4

#8b00c4

#c42900

#39c400

Shades

Color #009bc4 mixed toward black.

#0081a3

#006783

#004d62

#003441

#001a21

Tints

Color #009bc4 mixed toward white.

#00c4f8

#2ed3ff

#62deff

#96e9ff

#cbf4ff

Tones

Color #009bc4 mixed toward gray.

#1091b4

#2188a3

#317e93

#417583

#526b72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696abb · ΔE 26

Deuteranopia

#6258b9 · ΔE 30.5

Tritanopia

#22b4b2 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #009bc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#009bc4]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Frequently asked questions

#009bc4 (#009bc4) is rgb(0, 155, 196) in RGB.

No, #009bc4 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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