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Recognised as Colour

#8ABCC6

  • #8ABCC6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#8ABCC6 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 188, 198 and HSL 190°, 34%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#8ABCC6#8ABCC6
HEX#8ABCC6
RGBrgb(138, 188, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7373, 0.7765
RGB percentages54.1%, 73.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(190, 34.5%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190, 30.3%, 77.6%)
CMYK30.3%, 5.1%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,092,294
CSS custom property--colour: #8ABCC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#754339

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B8C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B0C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#76C1BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 11.1Sky blue · ΔE 12.5Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Cadetblue · ΔE 13.6Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Dark grey · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6948A
Analogous#8AC6B2, #8A9EC6
Triadic#C68ABC, #BCC68A
Split complementary#C68A9E, #C6B28A
Tetradic#B28AC6, #C6948A, #9EC68A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F7F8
Lighter +20%#CFE3E7
Lighter +10%#ACD0D7
Darker −10%#68A8B5
Darker −20%#4D909D
Darker −30%#3C717B
Darker −40%#2B5159
More saturated +25%#74CBDC
Less saturated −25%#A0AEB0

Channel breakdown

R138
G188
B198
Red138 (54.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue190°
Saturation (HSL)34.48%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G BC · B C6

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