Recognised as Colour

#8BC0CB

#8BC0CB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light blue

#8BC0CB is a cyan with RGB values 139, 192, 203 and HSL 190°, 38%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#8BC0CB#8BC0CB

HEX#8BC0CB

RGBrgb(139, 192, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7529, 0.7961

RGB percentages54.5%, 75.3%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(190.3, 38.1%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 31.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK31.5%, 5.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,158,859

CSS custom property--colour: #8BC0CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.5:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#743F34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7BCCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACB4CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#75C5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10 Sky blue · ΔE 11.2 Powder blue · ΔE 12 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CB968B

Analogous#8BCBB6, #8BA0CB

Triadic#CB8BC0, #C0CB8B

Split complementary#CB8BA0, #CBB68B

Tetradic#B68BCB, #CB968B, #A0CB8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F9FA

Lighter +20%#D1E6EB

Lighter +10%#AED3DB

Darker −10%#68ADBB

Darker −20%#4A96A6

Darker −30%#3A7682

Darker −40%#2B565F

More saturated +25%#76CEE0

Less saturated −25%#A0B2B6

Channel breakdown

R139

G192

B203

Red139 (54.5%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue190.31°

Saturation (HSL)38.1%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G C0 · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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