Colour

#8AD0D9

#8AD0D9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#8AD0D9 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 208, 217 and HSL 187°, 51%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8AD0D9#8AD0D9

HEX#8AD0D9

RGBrgb(138, 208, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8157, 0.851

RGB percentages54.1%, 81.6%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(186.8, 51%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 36.4%, 85.1%)

CMYK36.4%, 4.1%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,097,433

CSS custom property--colour: #8AD0D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#752F26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5CADAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C0D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#6BD6D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.4 Light blue · ΔE 9.8 Sky blue · ΔE 11 Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9938A

Analogous#8AD9BA, #8AA9D9

Triadic#D98AD0, #D0D98A

Split complementary#D98AA9, #D9BA8A

Tetradic#BA8AD9, #D9938A, #A9D98A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFEFF

Lighter +20%#D7EFF2

Lighter +10%#B0DFE6

Darker −10%#64C1CC

Darker −20%#3EB0BF

Darker −30%#328D98

Darker −40%#256972

More saturated +25%#77DFEC

Less saturated −25%#9DC1C6

Channel breakdown

R138

G208

B217

Red138 (54.1%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue186.84°

Saturation (HSL)50.97%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G D0 · B D9

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