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Colour

#008CA1

  • #008CA1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#008CA1 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 140, 161 and HSL 188°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#008CA1#008CA1
HEX#008CA1
RGBrgb(0, 140, 161)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.549, 0.6314
RGB percentages0%, 54.9%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(187.8, 100%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 100%, 63.1%)
CMYK100%, 13%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,001
CSS custom property--colour: #008CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#FF735E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C87A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7AA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 13.1Teal · ΔE 13.6Cadetblue · ΔE 15.4Light seagreen · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A11500
Analogous#00A166, #003BA1
Triadic#A1008C, #8CA100
Split complementary#A1003B, #A16600
Tetradic#6600A1, #A11500, #3BA100

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6EECFF
Lighter +30%#3BE5FF
Lighter +20%#08DFFF
Lighter +10%#00B8D4
Darker −10%#00606E
Darker −20%#00333B
Darker −30%#000708
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#008CA1
Less saturated −25%#147D8D

Channel breakdown

R0
G140
B161
Red0 (0%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue187.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8C · B A1

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