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Recognised as Colour

#08ADCA

  • #08ADCA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#08ADCA is a cyan with RGB values 8, 173, 202 and HSL 189°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#08ADCA#08ADCA
HEX#08ADCA
RGBrgb(8, 173, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6784, 0.7922
RGB percentages3.1%, 67.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(189, 92.4%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189, 96%, 79.2%)
CMYK96%, 14.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer568,778
CSS custom property--colour: #08ADCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#F75235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A7CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8397CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 18.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.8Dark cyan · ΔE 21.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 18.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA2508
Analogous#08CA86, #084CCA
Triadic#CA08AD, #ADCA08
Split complementary#CA084C, #CA8608
Tetradic#8608CA, #CA2508, #4CCA08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3EEFB
Lighter +30%#72E5F9
Lighter +20%#41DCF7
Lighter +10%#0FD3F6
Darker −10%#068399
Darker −20%#045968
Darker −30%#022F37
Darker −40%#000506
More saturated +25%#00B3D2
Less saturated −25%#229BB0

Channel breakdown

R8
G173
B202
Red8 (3.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue188.97°
Saturation (HSL)92.38%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G AD · B CA

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