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Colour

#08ABF9

  • #08ABF9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#08ABF9 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 171, 249 and HSL 199°, 95%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#08ABF9#08ABF9
HEX#08ABF9
RGBrgb(8, 171, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6706, 0.9765
RGB percentages3.1%, 67.1%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(199.4, 95.3%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 96.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK96.8%, 31.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer568,313
CSS custom property--colour: #08ABF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#F75406

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85ACFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6799F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Sky blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F95608
Analogous#08F9CE, #0833F9
Triadic#F908AB, #ABF908
Split complementary#F90833, #F9CF08
Tetradic#CE08F9, #F95608, #32F908

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFEFFE
Lighter +30%#9DDEFD
Lighter +20%#6CCDFB
Lighter +10%#3ABCFA
Darker −10%#058AC9
Darker −20%#046897
Darker −30%#024566
Darker −40%#012334
More saturated +25%#02ADFF
Less saturated −25%#28A0D9

Channel breakdown

R8
G171
B249
Red8 (3.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue199.42°
Saturation (HSL)95.26%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G AB · B F9

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