Recognised as Colour

#0887BF

#0887BF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0887BF is a cyan with RGB values 8, 135, 191 and HSL 198°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0887BF#0887BF

HEX#0887BF

RGBrgb(8, 135, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.5294, 0.749

RGB percentages3.1%, 52.9%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(198.4, 92%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.4, 95.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK95.8%, 29.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer559,039

CSS custom property--colour: #0887BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#F77840

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C87C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5578BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00959Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7 Slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BF4008

Analogous#08BF9C, #082BBF

Triadic#BF0887, #87BF08

Split complementary#BF082B, #BF9C08

Tetradic#9C08BF, #BF4008, #2CBF08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#98DDFB

Lighter +30%#67CCF9

Lighter +20%#36BCF7

Lighter +10%#0AAAF0

Darker −10%#06648E

Darker −20%#04425D

Darker −30%#021F2C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#008AC7

Less saturated −25%#217DA6

Channel breakdown

G135

B191

Red8 (3.1%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue198.36°

Saturation (HSL)91.96%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 87 · B BF

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