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Recognised as Colour

#08C4E8

  • #08C4E8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#08C4E8 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 196, 232 and HSL 190°, 93%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#08C4E8#08C4E8
HEX#08C4E8
RGBrgb(8, 196, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7686, 0.9098
RGB percentages3.1%, 76.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(189.6, 93.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.6, 96.6%, 91%)
CMYK96.6%, 15.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer574,696
CSS custom property--colour: #08C4E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#F73B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADBEEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#93ACE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00D0CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 20Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.3Light seagreen · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E82C08
Analogous#08E89C, #0854E8
Triadic#E808C4, #C4E808
Split complementary#E80854, #E89C08
Tetradic#9C08E8, #E82C08, #54E808

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFF3FD
Lighter +30%#8EEAFB
Lighter +20%#5DE0F9
Lighter +10%#2BD7F8
Darker −10%#069AB7
Darker −20%#057185
Darker −30%#034754
Darker −40%#011D23
More saturated +25%#00C9F0
Less saturated −25%#26B0CA

Channel breakdown

R8
G196
B232
Red8 (3.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue189.64°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G C4 · B E8

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