Recognised as Colour

#8ACBE5

#8ACBE5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#8ACBE5 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 203, 229 and HSL 197°, 64%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8ACBE5

RGBrgb(138, 203, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7961, 0.898

RGB percentages54.1%, 79.6%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(197.1, 63.6%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 39.7%, 89.8%)

CMYK39.7%, 11.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,096,165

CSS custom property--colour: #8ACBE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.75:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#75341A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDC8E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFBDE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#66D3D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 2.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 9.8 Light blue · ΔE 10.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5 Powder blue · ΔE 13.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 2.22, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E5A48A

Analogous#8AE5D1, #8A9EE5

Triadic#E58ACB, #CBE58A

Split complementary#E58A9D, #E5D28A

Tetradic#D28AE5, #E5A48A, #9DE58A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DDF0F8

Lighter +10%#B4DEEE

Darker −10%#60B8DC

Darker −20%#37A6D2

Darker −30%#2788AF

Darker −40%#1E6885

More saturated +25%#78D3F7

Less saturated −25%#9CC3D3

Channel breakdown

R138

G203

B229

Red138 (54.1%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue197.14°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G CB · B E5

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Colour values

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