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Recognised as Colour

#008FA3

  • #008FA3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#008FA3 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 143, 163 and HSL 187°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#008FA3#008FA3
HEX#008FA3
RGBrgb(0, 143, 163)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5608, 0.6392
RGB percentages0%, 56.1%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(187.4, 100%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.4, 100%, 63.9%)
CMYK100%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,771
CSS custom property--colour: #008FA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#FF705C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808AA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7CA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#009795no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 12.4Teal · ΔE 13.4Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8Light seagreen · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A31400
Analogous#00A365, #003EA3
Triadic#A3008F, #8FA300
Split complementary#A3003D, #A36500
Tetradic#6600A3, #A31400, #3EA300

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#70EDFF
Lighter +30%#3DE7FF
Lighter +20%#0AE1FF
Lighter +10%#00BCD6
Darker −10%#006270
Darker −20%#00363D
Darker −30%#00090A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#008FA3
Less saturated −25%#14808F

Channel breakdown

R0
G143
B163
Red0 (0%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue187.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8F · B A3

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