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Colour

#008BCF

  • #008BCF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#008BCF is a cyan with RGB values 0, 139, 207 and HSL 200°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#008BCF#008BCF
HEX#008BCF
RGBrgb(0, 139, 207)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5451, 0.8118
RGB percentages0%, 54.5%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(199.7, 100%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.7, 100%, 81.2%)
CMYK100%, 32.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer35,791
CSS custom property--colour: #008BCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#FF7430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A8DD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#507CCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 29.3Light slate grey · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF4400
Analogous#00CFAC, #0023CF
Triadic#CF008B, #8BCF00
Split complementary#CF0023, #CFAC00
Tetradic#AC00CF, #CF4400, #23CF00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CDEFF
Lighter +30%#69CEFF
Lighter +20%#36BDFF
Lighter +10%#03ACFF
Darker −10%#00699C
Darker −20%#004769
Darker −30%#002436
Darker −40%#000203
More saturated +25%#008BCF
Less saturated −25%#1A82B5

Channel breakdown

R0
G139
B207
Red0 (0%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue199.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8B · B CF

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