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Recognised as Colour

#08AFCB

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

#08AFCB is a cyan with RGB values 8, 175, 203 and HSL 189°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#08AFCB#08AFCB
HEX#08AFCB
RGBrgb(8, 175, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6863, 0.7961
RGB percentages3.1%, 68.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(188.6, 92.4%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 96.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK96.1%, 13.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer569,291
CSS custom property--colour: #08AFCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#F75034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA9CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8599CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Cadetblue · ΔE 19.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.6Dark cyan · ΔE 21Light seagreen · ΔE 21.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 18.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB2408
Analogous#08CB86, #084DCB
Triadic#CB08AF, #AFCB08
Split complementary#CB084D, #CB8608
Tetradic#8608CB, #CB2408, #4DCB08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4EFFB
Lighter +30%#73E6F9
Lighter +20%#41DDF8
Lighter +10%#10D5F6
Darker −10%#06859A
Darker −20%#045A69
Darker −30%#023038
Darker −40%#000607
More saturated +25%#00B5D3
Less saturated −25%#229CB1

Channel breakdown

R8
G175
B203
Red8 (3.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue188.62°
Saturation (HSL)92.42%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G AF · B CB

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