Recognised as Colour

#8BB9BB

#8BB9BB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#8BB9BB is a cyan with RGB values 139, 185, 187 and HSL 183°, 26%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8BB9BB#8BB9BB

HEX#8BB9BB

RGBrgb(139, 185, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7255, 0.7333

RGB percentages54.5%, 72.5%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(182.5, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.5, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK25.7%, 1.1%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,157,051

CSS custom property--colour: #8BB9BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#744644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3B5BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9AEBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7BBCB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.1 Light blue · ΔE 13.5 Powder blue · ΔE 14.2 Dark grey · ΔE 16.1 Silver · ΔE 16.8 Sky blue · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BB8D8B

Analogous#8BBBA5, #8BA1BB

Triadic#BB8BB9, #B9BB8B

Split complementary#BB8BA1, #BBA58B

Tetradic#A58BBB, #BB8D8B, #A1BB8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBF3F4

Lighter +20%#CBE0E1

Lighter +10%#ABCCCE

Darker −10%#6BA6A8

Darker −20%#538B8D

Darker −30%#406B6D

Darker −40%#2D4C4D

More saturated +25%#74CED2

Less saturated −25%#A2A4A4

Channel breakdown

R139

G185

B187

Red139 (54.5%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue182.5°

Saturation (HSL)26.09%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G B9 · B BB

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Colour values

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