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Recognised as Colour

#0CD8FF

  • #0CD8FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#0CD8FF is a cyan with RGB values 12, 216, 255 and HSL 190°, 100%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#0CD8FF#0CD8FF
HEX#0CD8FF
RGBrgb(12, 216, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.8471, 1
RGB percentages4.7%, 84.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(189.6, 100%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.6, 95.3%, 100%)
CMYK95.3%, 15.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer841,983
CSS custom property--colour: #0CD8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#F32700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFD1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3BDFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00E5E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 18.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 24.2Aqua · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF330C
Analogous#0CFFAC, #0C5FFF
Triadic#FF0CD8, #D8FF0C
Split complementary#FF0C5F, #FFAC0C
Tetradic#AC0CFF, #FF330C, #5FFF0C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8F9FF
Lighter +30%#A5F1FF
Lighter +20%#72E8FF
Lighter +10%#3FE0FF
Darker −10%#00B5D8
Darker −20%#008BA5
Darker −30%#006072
Darker −40%#00353F
More saturated +25%#0CD8FF
Less saturated −25%#2AC3E1

Channel breakdown

R12
G216
B255
Red12 (4.7%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue189.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G D8 · B FF

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