Colour
#008CA8
- #008CA8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#008CA8 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 140, 168 and HSL 190°, 100%, 33%. 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
#008CA8#008CA8
HEX#008CA8
RGBrgb(0, 140, 168)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.549, 0.6588
RGB percentages0%, 54.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(190, 100%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190, 100%, 65.9%)
CMYK100%, 16.7%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,008
CSS custom property--colour: #008CA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#FF7357
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A81C00
Analogous#00A870, #0038A8
Triadic#A8008C, #8CA800
Split complementary#A80038, #A87000
Tetradic#7000A8, #A81C00, #38A800
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G140
B168
Red0 (0%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue190°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8C · B A8
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