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Recognised as Colour

#8ADAE0

  • #8ADAE0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8ADAE0 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 218, 224 and HSL 184°, 58%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8ADAE0#8ADAE0
HEX#8ADAE0
RGBrgb(138, 218, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8549, 0.8784
RGB percentages54.1%, 85.5%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(184.2, 58.1%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.2, 38.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK38.4%, 2.7%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,100,000
CSS custom property--colour: #8ADAE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#75251F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD3E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C8E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#66E0DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.4Powder blue · ΔE 10Light blue · ΔE 12.2Sky blue · ΔE 13.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0908A
Analogous#8AE0BB, #8AAFE0
Triadic#E08ADA, #DAE08A
Split complementary#E08AAF, #E0BB8A
Tetradic#BB8AE0, #E0908A, #AFE08A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBF4F5
Lighter +10%#B2E7EB
Darker −10%#62CDD5
Darker −20%#39C1CB
Darker −30%#2C9DA5
Darker −40%#21777D
More saturated +25%#77EAF3
Less saturated −25%#9CCACD

Channel breakdown

R138
G218
B224
Red138 (54.1%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue184.19°
Saturation (HSL)58.11%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G DA · B E0

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