Colour

#8AD8DC

#8AD8DC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8AD8DC is a cyan with RGB values 138, 216, 220 and HSL 183°, 54%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8AD8DC#8AD8DC

HEX#8AD8DC

RGBrgb(138, 216, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8471, 0.8627

RGB percentages54.1%, 84.7%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(182.9, 53.9%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 37.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK37.3%, 1.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,099,484

CSS custom property--colour: #8AD8DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.94:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#752723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CED1DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC6DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#68DDD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.6 Powder blue · ΔE 10 Light blue · ΔE 12.4 Sky blue · ΔE 14.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.56, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DC8E8A

Analogous#8ADCB7, #8AAFDC

Triadic#DC8AD8, #D8DC8A

Split complementary#DC8AAF, #DCB78A

Tetradic#B78ADC, #DC8E8A, #AFDC8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D9F2F3

Lighter +10%#B1E5E8

Darker −10%#63CBD0

Darker −20%#3BBEC5

Darker −30%#2F989E

Darker −40%#237277

More saturated +25%#77E9EF

Less saturated −25%#9DC7C9

Channel breakdown

R138

G216

B220

Red138 (54.1%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue182.93°

Saturation (HSL)53.95%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G D8 · B DC

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Colour values

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