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Recognised as Colour

#8BB5BE

  • #8BB5BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8BB5BE is a cyan with RGB values 139, 181, 190 and HSL 191°, 28%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8BB5BE#8BB5BE
HEX#8BB5BE
RGBrgb(139, 181, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7098, 0.7451
RGB percentages54.5%, 71%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(190.6, 28.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 26.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK26.8%, 4.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,156,030
CSS custom property--colour: #8BB5BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#744A41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB2BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5ABBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7BB9B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Sky blue · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 15.1Powder blue · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE948B
Analogous#8BBEAD, #8B9CBE
Triadic#BE8BB5, #B5BE8B
Split complementary#BE8B9C, #BEAD8B
Tetradic#AD8BBE, #BE948B, #9BBE8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF4F5
Lighter +20%#CCDFE3
Lighter +10%#ACCAD0
Darker −10%#6AA0AC
Darker −20%#528691
Darker −30%#3F6871
Darker −40%#2D4A50
More saturated +25%#74C4D5
Less saturated −25%#A2A6A7

Channel breakdown

R139
G181
B190
Red139 (54.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue190.59°
Saturation (HSL)28.18%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G B5 · B BE

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