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Information about #09CAF1 color

#09CAF1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#09CAF1 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(9, 202, 241) — 3.5% red, 79.2% green, 94.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 91 / 15 / 0 / 5. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #09CAF1 reads as a intensely saturated cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vivid Arctic Blue (#00CAE7). Slightly further away sit Blue Raspberry (#0CBFE9) and Bright Sky Blue (#02CCFE).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(9, 202, 241)), which gives #09CAF1 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #09CAF1: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. No one has named #09CAF1 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#09CAF1 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#09CAF1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #09CAF1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#09CAF1
  • RGB9, 202, 241
  • CMYK91, 15, 0, 5
  • CSSrgb(9, 202, 241)
  • HSL190°, 93%, 49%
  • HSL Precise190.086°, 92.8%, 49.02%
  • HSV190°, 96%, 95%
  • HSB190°, 96%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.945
  • GLSLvec3(0.035, 0.792, 0.945)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.035, 0.792, 0.945, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.035, 0.792, 0.945)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB94.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID09CAF1
  • DECIMAL ID641777
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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