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#009BC2 Blue Ocean

#009BC2 is a medium, moderately saturated blue named Blue Ocean. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 60.8% green and 76.1% blue (rgb(0, 155, 194)). Its HSL value is 192° hue, 100% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. #009BC2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.47:1.

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Variations of #009BC2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#009BC2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#009BC2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #009BC2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6F88C2
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8597C4
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7297C3
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6F88C2
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5F8FC2
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A7A8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A0B7
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7D929E

#009BC2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.25:1 Poor#009BC2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.47:1 Good#009BC2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#009BC2 in CSS

/* Blue Ocean */
.color { color: #009BC2; }
.background { background-color: #009BC2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #009BC2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 155 194);
color: hsl(192 100% 38%);
color: oklch(0.641 0.120 223.9);

#009BC2 FAQ

What color is #009BC2?

#009BC2 is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Blue Ocean. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #009BC2?

#009BC2 is rgb(0, 155, 194) in RGB, hsl(192, 100%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #009BC2?

The complementary color of #009BC2 is #C22700, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #009BC2?

Black text has the best contrast on #009BC2: 6.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #009BC2 a warm or cool color?

#009BC2 is a cool color.