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Recognised as Colour

#8CA8B1

  • #8CA8B1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8CA8B1 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 168, 177 and HSL 195°, 19%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8CA8B1#8CA8B1
HEX#8CA8B1
RGBrgb(140, 168, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6588, 0.6941
RGB percentages54.9%, 65.9%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(194.6, 19.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.6, 20.9%, 69.4%)
CMYK20.9%, 5.1%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,218,225
CSS custom property--colour: #8CA8B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#73574E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2A6B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA1B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#81ABABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8Cadetblue · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15Silver · ΔE 15.2Slate grey · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1958C
Analogous#8CB1A8, #8C96B1
Triadic#B18CA8, #A8B18C
Split complementary#B18C96, #B1A88C
Tetradic#A88CB1, #B1958C, #96B18C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EDEF
Lighter +20%#C9D6DA
Lighter +10%#AABFC6
Darker −10%#6E919C
Darker −20%#577680
Darker −30%#425A62
Darker −40%#2E3E43
More saturated +25%#74B4C9
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R140
G168
B177
Red140 (54.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue194.59°
Saturation (HSL)19.17%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G A8 · B B1

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