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Recognised as Colour

#8AB3BD

  • #8AB3BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8AB3BD is a cyan with RGB values 138, 179, 189 and HSL 192°, 28%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8AB3BD#8AB3BD
HEX#8AB3BD
RGBrgb(138, 179, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.702, 0.7412
RGB percentages54.1%, 70.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(191.8, 27.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 27%, 74.1%)
CMYK27%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,089,981
CSS custom property--colour: #8AB3BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#754C42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB0BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A9BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7AB7B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.6Light blue · ΔE 13.6Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Dark grey · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 15.1Powder blue · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD948A
Analogous#8ABDAD, #8A9ABD
Triadic#BD8AB3, #B3BD8A
Split complementary#BD8A99, #BDAD8A
Tetradic#AD8ABD, #BD948A, #9ABD8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF3F4
Lighter +20%#CBDDE2
Lighter +10%#ABC8CF
Darker −10%#699EAB
Darker −20%#518490
Darker −30%#3F666F
Darker −40%#2C484F
More saturated +25%#73C1D4
Less saturated −25%#A1A5A6

Channel breakdown

R138
G179
B189
Red138 (54.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue191.76°
Saturation (HSL)27.87%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G B3 · B BD

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