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Recognised as Colour

#8ABACB

  • #8ABACB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8ABACB is a cyan with RGB values 138, 186, 203 and HSL 196°, 38%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8ABACB#8ABACB
HEX#8ABACB
RGBrgb(138, 186, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7294, 0.7961
RGB percentages54.1%, 72.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(195.7, 38.5%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.7, 32%, 79.6%)
CMYK32%, 8.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,091,787
CSS custom property--colour: #8ABACB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#754534

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B7CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6AFCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#74C0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.4Light blue · ΔE 11.3Light steelblue · ΔE 12Powder blue · ΔE 14.7Cadetblue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB9B8A
Analogous#8ACBBB, #8A9ACB
Triadic#CB8ABA, #BACB8A
Split complementary#CB8A9A, #CBBB8A
Tetradic#BB8ACB, #CB9B8A, #9ACB8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F8FA
Lighter +20%#D1E4EA
Lighter +10%#ADCFDB
Darker −10%#67A5BB
Darker −20%#4A8DA5
Darker −30%#3A6F82
Darker −40%#2A515F
More saturated +25%#75C4E0
Less saturated −25%#9FB0B6

Channel breakdown

R138
G186
B203
Red138 (54.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue195.69°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G BA · B CB

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