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Recognised as Colour

#8AB0BC

  • #8AB0BC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8AB0BC is a cyan with RGB values 138, 176, 188 and HSL 194°, 27%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8AB0BC#8AB0BC
HEX#8AB0BC
RGBrgb(138, 176, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6902, 0.7373
RGB percentages54.1%, 69%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(194.4, 27.2%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.4, 26.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK26.6%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,089,212
CSS custom property--colour: #8AB0BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#754F43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8ADBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A7BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#7AB4B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Light blue · ΔE 14.4Dark grey · ΔE 14.4Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC968A
Analogous#8ABCAF, #8A97BC
Triadic#BC8AB0, #B0BC8A
Split complementary#BC8A97, #BCAF8A
Tetradic#AF8ABC, #BC968A, #97BC8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF2F4
Lighter +20%#CBDCE1
Lighter +10%#AAC6CF
Darker −10%#6A9AA9
Darker −20%#52808E
Darker −30%#3F636E
Darker −40%#2C464E
More saturated +25%#73BCD3
Less saturated −25%#A1A4A5

Channel breakdown

R138
G176
B188
Red138 (54.1%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue194.4°
Saturation (HSL)27.17%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G B0 · B BC

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