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Colour

#8CBBCF

  • #8CBBCF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8CBBCF is a cyan with RGB values 140, 187, 207 and HSL 198°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8CBBCF#8CBBCF
HEX#8CBBCF
RGBrgb(140, 187, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7333, 0.8118
RGB percentages54.9%, 73.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(197.9, 41.1%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.9, 32.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK32.4%, 9.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,223,119
CSS custom property--colour: #8CBBCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#734430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B9D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B1CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#76C1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 9.5Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7Light blue · ΔE 11.1Light skyblue · ΔE 14.9Powder blue · ΔE 15Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFA08C
Analogous#8CCFC2, #8C9ACF
Triadic#CF8CBB, #BBCF8C
Split complementary#CF8C99, #CFC28C
Tetradic#C28CCF, #CFA08C, #99CF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FBFC
Lighter +20%#D4E6ED
Lighter +10%#B0D0DE
Darker −10%#68A6C0
Darker −20%#488FAD
Darker −30%#397189
Darker −40%#2A5365
More saturated +25%#78C3E3
Less saturated −25%#A0B3BB

Channel breakdown

R140
G187
B207
Red140 (54.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue197.91°
Saturation (HSL)41.1%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G BB · B CF

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