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Recognised as Colour

#088CB2

  • #088CB2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#088CB2 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 140, 178 and HSL 193°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#088CB2#088CB2
HEX#088CB2
RGBrgb(8, 140, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.549, 0.698
RGB percentages3.1%, 54.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(193.4, 91.4%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.4, 95.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK95.5%, 21.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer560,306
CSS custom property--colour: #088CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#F7734D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7789B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#637BB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 22.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Dark cyan · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B22E08
Analogous#08B283, #0837B2
Triadic#B2088C, #8CB208
Split complementary#B20837, #B28308
Tetradic#8308B2, #B22E08, #37B208

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CE1FA
Lighter +30%#5BD5F8
Lighter +20%#2BC8F5
Lighter +10%#0AB2E3
Darker −10%#066681
Darker −20%#043F50
Darker −30%#011920
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0090BA
Less saturated −25%#1F7F9B

Channel breakdown

R8
G140
B178
Red8 (3.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue193.41°
Saturation (HSL)91.4%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 8C · B B2

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