Colour

#08B4DE

#08B4DE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#08B4DE is a cyan with RGB values 8, 180, 222 and HSL 192°, 93%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#08B4DE

RGBrgb(8, 180, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7059, 0.8706

RGB percentages3.1%, 70.6%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(191.8, 93%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 96.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK96.4%, 18.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer570,590

CSS custom property--colour: #08B4DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#F74B21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CB0E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#839EDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00C1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3 Sky blue · ΔE 17.4 Steel blue · ΔE 24.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 25.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DE3208

Analogous#08DE9D, #0849DE

Triadic#DE08B4, #B4DE08

Split complementary#DE0849, #DE9D08

Tetradic#9D08DE, #DE3208, #49DE08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B6EEFC

Lighter +30%#84E3FB

Lighter +20%#53D8F9

Lighter +10%#22CDF7

Darker −10%#068CAD

Darker −20%#04647C

Darker −30%#033C4A

Darker −40%#011419

More saturated +25%#00B9E6

Less saturated −25%#25A3C1

Channel breakdown

G180

B222

Red8 (3.1%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue191.78°

Saturation (HSL)93.04%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G B4 · B DE

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Colour values

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