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Recognised as Colour

#8AC0CD

  • #8AC0CD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#8AC0CD is a cyan with RGB values 138, 192, 205 and HSL 192°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#8AC0CD#8AC0CD
HEX#8AC0CD
RGBrgb(138, 192, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7529, 0.8039
RGB percentages54.1%, 75.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(191.6, 40.1%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.6, 32.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK32.7%, 6.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,093,325
CSS custom property--colour: #8AC0CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.5:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#753F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6BCCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB4CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#72C5C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10Sky blue · ΔE 10.3Powder blue · ΔE 12.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD978A
Analogous#8ACDB9, #8A9FCD
Triadic#CD8AC0, #C0CD8A
Split complementary#CD8A9E, #CDB98A
Tetradic#B98ACD, #CD978A, #9FCD8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FAFB
Lighter +20%#D1E6EC
Lighter +10%#AED3DC
Darker −10%#66ADBE
Darker −20%#4896A9
Darker −30%#397685
Darker −40%#2A5761
More saturated +25%#75CDE2
Less saturated −25%#9FB3B8

Channel breakdown

R138
G192
B205
Red138 (54.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue191.64°
Saturation (HSL)40.12%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G C0 · B CD

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