Colour

#8BC3CB

#8BC3CB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light blue

#8BC3CB is a cyan with RGB values 139, 195, 203 and HSL 188°, 38%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#8BC3CB#8BC3CB

HEX#8BC3CB

RGBrgb(139, 195, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7647, 0.7961

RGB percentages54.5%, 76.5%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(187.5, 38.1%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 31.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK31.5%, 3.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,159,627

CSS custom property--colour: #8BC3CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#743C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BABECCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFB6CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#74C8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10.1 Powder blue · ΔE 11.1 Sky blue · ΔE 12.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CB938B

Analogous#8BCBB3, #8BA3CB

Triadic#CB8BC3, #C3CB8B

Split complementary#CB8BA3, #CBB38B

Tetradic#B38BCB, #CB938B, #A3CB8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5FAFA

Lighter +20%#D1E7EB

Lighter +10%#AED5DB

Darker −10%#68B1BB

Darker −20%#4A9AA6

Darker −30%#3A7982

Darker −40%#2B595F

More saturated +25%#76D3E0

Less saturated −25%#A0B3B6

Channel breakdown

R139

G195

B203

Red139 (54.5%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue187.5°

Saturation (HSL)38.1%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G C3 · B CB

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Colour values

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