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Recognised as Colour

#08AEFF

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

#08AEFF is a cyan with RGB values 8, 174, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#08AEFF#08AEFF
HEX#08AEFF
RGBrgb(8, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages3.1%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(199.7, 100%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.7, 96.9%, 100%)
CMYK96.9%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer569,087
CSS custom property--colour: #08AEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#F75100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#689CFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Sky blue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF5908
Analogous#08FFD4, #0833FF
Triadic#FF08AE, #AEFF08
Split complementary#FF0833, #FFD408
Tetradic#D408FF, #FF5908, #33FF08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4F1FF
Lighter +30%#A1E0FF
Lighter +20%#6ECFFF
Lighter +10%#3BBFFF
Darker −10%#008ED4
Darker −20%#006CA1
Darker −30%#004A6E
Darker −40%#00283B
More saturated +25%#08AEFF
Less saturated −25%#27A3E0

Channel breakdown

R8
G174
B255
Red8 (3.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue199.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G AE · B FF

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