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Recognised as Colour

#008EA1

  • #008EA1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#008EA1 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 142, 161 and HSL 187°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#008EA1#008EA1
HEX#008EA1
RGBrgb(0, 142, 161)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5569, 0.6314
RGB percentages0%, 55.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(187.1, 100%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 100%, 63.1%)
CMYK100%, 11.8%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,513
CSS custom property--colour: #008EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#FF715E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F88A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 11.8Teal · ΔE 12.7Cadetblue · ΔE 14.6Light seagreen · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A11300
Analogous#00A163, #003EA1
Triadic#A1008E, #8EA100
Split complementary#A1003E, #A16300
Tetradic#6300A1, #A11300, #3EA100

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6EEEFF
Lighter +30%#3BE8FF
Lighter +20%#08E2FF
Lighter +10%#00BBD4
Darker −10%#00616E
Darker −20%#00343B
Darker −30%#000708
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#008EA1
Less saturated −25%#147F8D

Channel breakdown

R0
G142
B161
Red0 (0%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue187.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8E · B A1

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