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Colour

#08AED6

  • #08AED6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#08AED6 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 174, 214 and HSL 192°, 93%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#08AED6#08AED6
HEX#08AED6
RGBrgb(8, 174, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6824, 0.8392
RGB percentages3.1%, 68.2%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(191.7, 92.8%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.7, 96.3%, 83.9%)
CMYK96.3%, 18.7%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer569,046
CSS custom property--colour: #08AED6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#F75129

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97AAD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F99D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00BABBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.6Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Cadetblue · ΔE 23.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D63008
Analogous#08D697, #0847D6
Triadic#D608AE, #AED608
Split complementary#D60847, #D69708
Tetradic#9708D6, #D63008, #47D608

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEEDFC
Lighter +30%#7DE2FA
Lighter +20%#4CD7F8
Lighter +10%#1BCCF6
Darker −10%#0686A5
Darker −20%#045E74
Darker −30%#023643
Darker −40%#010E11
More saturated +25%#00B3DE
Less saturated −25%#249DBA

Channel breakdown

R8
G174
B214
Red8 (3.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue191.65°
Saturation (HSL)92.79%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G AE · B D6

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