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Colour

#8CCBCB

  • #8CCBCB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8CCBCB is a cyan with RGB values 140, 203, 203 and HSL 180°, 38%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8CCBCB#8CCBCB
HEX#8CCBCB
RGBrgb(140, 203, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7961, 0.7961
RGB percentages54.9%, 79.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(180, 37.7%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 31%, 79.6%)
CMYK31%, 0%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,227,211
CSS custom property--colour: #8CCBCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#733434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C5CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BCCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#75CFCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.4Light blue · ΔE 12.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.4Sky blue · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB8C8C
Analogous#8CCBAC, #8CACCB
Triadic#CB8CCB, #CBCB8C
Split complementary#CB8CAC, #CBAC8C
Tetradic#AC8CCB, #CB8C8C, #ACCB8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FBFB
Lighter +20%#D2EBEB
Lighter +10%#AFDBDB
Darker −10%#69BBBB
Darker −20%#4BA6A6
Darker −30%#3B8383
Darker −40%#2B6060
More saturated +25%#77E0E0
Less saturated −25%#A1B6B6

Channel breakdown

R140
G203
B203
Red140 (54.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)37.72%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 8C · G CB · B CB

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