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Recognised as Colour

#008FB8

  • #008FB8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#008FB8 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 143, 184 and HSL 193°, 100%, 36%. 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

#008FB8#008FB8
HEX#008FB8
RGBrgb(0, 143, 184)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5608, 0.7216
RGB percentages0%, 56.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(193.4, 100%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.4, 100%, 72.2%)
CMYK100%, 22.3%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,792
CSS custom property--colour: #008FB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#FF7047

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798CBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#647EB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009B9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2Cadetblue · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 25Dark cyan · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B82900
Analogous#00B885, #0033B8
Triadic#B8008F, #8FB800
Split complementary#B80033, #B88500
Tetradic#8500B8, #B82900, #33B800

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85E4FF
Lighter +30%#52D8FF
Lighter +20%#1FCDFF
Lighter +10%#00B7EB
Darker −10%#006785
Darker −20%#004052
Darker −30%#00181F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#008FB8
Less saturated −25%#1782A1

Channel breakdown

R0
G143
B184
Red0 (0%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue193.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8F · B B8

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