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Recognised as Colour

#8ABAC1

  • #8ABAC1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#8ABAC1 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 186, 193 and HSL 188°, 31%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#8ABAC1#8ABAC1
HEX#8ABAC1
RGBrgb(138, 186, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7294, 0.7569
RGB percentages54.1%, 72.9%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(187.6, 30.7%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.6, 28.5%, 75.7%)
CMYK28.5%, 3.6%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,091,777
CSS custom property--colour: #8ABAC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#75453E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B6C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9AFC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#77BEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 12.1Cadetblue · ΔE 12.7Powder blue · ΔE 13.7Sky blue · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6Dark grey · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1918A
Analogous#8AC1AC, #8A9EC1
Triadic#C18ABA, #BAC18A
Split complementary#C18A9E, #C1AC8A
Tetradic#AC8AC1, #C1918A, #9EC18A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF5F6
Lighter +20%#CDE1E4
Lighter +10%#ABCED3
Darker −10%#69A6AF
Darker −20%#4F8D96
Darker −30%#3E6D74
Darker −40%#2C4E53
More saturated +25%#74CBD7
Less saturated −25%#A0A9AB

Channel breakdown

R138
G186
B193
Red138 (54.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue187.64°
Saturation (HSL)30.73%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G BA · B C1

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