#009fbf

Color #009fbf

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 19.18 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#009fbf

RGB

rgb(0, 159, 191)

HSL

hsl(190.1, 100%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.1, 100%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(60.39, -23.2, -26.26)

LCH

lch(60.39, 35.04, 228.54)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.1173, 218.91)

HWB

hwb(190.1, 0%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf2000

Analogous

#00bf80

#009fbf

#003fbf

Triadic

#009fbf

#bf009f

#9fbf00

Split-complementary

#009fbf

#bf003f

#bf8000

Tetradic

#009fbf

#2000bf

#bf2000

#9fbf00

Square

#009fbf

#8000bf

#bf2000

#3fbf00

Shades

Color #009fbf mixed toward black.

#00859f

#006a80

#005060

#003540

#001b20

Tints

Color #009fbf mixed toward white.

#00cbf4

#2adbff

#60e4ff

#95edff

#caf6ff

Tones

Color #009fbf mixed toward gray.

#1094af

#208a9f

#307f8f

#407580

#506a70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6db8 · ΔE 27.5

Deuteranopia

#655bb6 · ΔE 31.9

Tritanopia

#24b2b1 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 21.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #009fbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#009fbf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#009fbf (#009fbf) is rgb(0, 159, 191) in RGB.

No, #009fbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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