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Recognised as Colour

#08A2CB

  • #08A2CB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#08A2CB is a cyan with RGB values 8, 162, 203 and HSL 193°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#08A2CB#08A2CB
HEX#08A2CB
RGBrgb(8, 162, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6353, 0.7961
RGB percentages3.1%, 63.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(192.6, 92.4%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.6, 96.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK96.1%, 20.2%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer565,963
CSS custom property--colour: #08A2CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#F75D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9ECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#748ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Cadetblue · ΔE 23.3Dark cyan · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB3108
Analogous#08CB93, #0840CB
Triadic#CB08A2, #A2CB08
Split complementary#CB0840, #CB9308
Tetradic#9308CB, #CB3108, #40CB08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4E9FB
Lighter +30%#73DDF9
Lighter +20%#41D1F8
Lighter +10%#10C5F6
Darker −10%#067B9A
Darker −20%#045469
Darker −30%#022D38
Darker −40%#000507
More saturated +25%#00A7D3
Less saturated −25%#2293B1

Channel breakdown

R8
G162
B203
Red8 (3.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue192.62°
Saturation (HSL)92.42%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G A2 · B CB

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