Colour

#08B4E0

#08B4E0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#08B4E0 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 180, 224 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

#08B4E0#08B4E0

HEX#08B4E0

RGBrgb(8, 180, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7059, 0.8784

RGB percentages3.1%, 70.6%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(192.2, 93.1%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192.2, 96.4%, 87.8%)

CMYK96.4%, 19.6%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer570,592

CSS custom property--colour: #08B4E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1

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

Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#F74B1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BB0E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#829EE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00C1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 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 text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 17 Sky blue · ΔE 17.7 Steel blue · ΔE 24.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 26.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E03408

Analogous#08E0A0, #0848E0

Triadic#E008B4, #B4E008

Split complementary#E00848, #E0A008

Tetradic#A008E0, #E03408, #48E008

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8EEFC

Lighter +30%#86E3FB

Lighter +20%#55D8F9

Lighter +10%#24CCF7

Darker −10%#068CAF

Darker −20%#04657E

Darker −30%#033D4C

Darker −40%#01161B

More saturated +25%#00B9E8

Less saturated −25%#25A3C3

Channel breakdown

G180

B224

Red8 (3.1%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue192.22°

Saturation (HSL)93.1%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G B4 · B E0

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Colour values

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