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Colour

#8DB0BF

  • #8DB0BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8DB0BF is a cyan with RGB values 141, 176, 191 and HSL 198°, 28%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8DB0BF#8DB0BF
HEX#8DB0BF
RGBrgb(141, 176, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6902, 0.749
RGB percentages55.3%, 69%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(198, 28.1%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198, 26.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK26.2%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,285,823
CSS custom property--colour: #8DB0BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#724F40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8AEC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A8BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7EB5B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Light blue · ΔE 14.2Dark grey · ΔE 14.3Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8Sky blue · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9C8D
Analogous#8DBFB5, #8D97BF
Triadic#BF8DB0, #B0BF8D
Split complementary#BF8D97, #BFB58D
Tetradic#B58DBF, #BF9C8D, #97BF8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF4F6
Lighter +20%#CEDDE4
Lighter +10%#AEC7D1
Darker −10%#6C99AD
Darker −20%#538093
Darker −30%#406473
Darker −40%#2E4752
More saturated +25%#77B9D5
Less saturated −25%#A3A7A9

Channel breakdown

R141
G176
B191
Red141 (55.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue198°
Saturation (HSL)28.09%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G B0 · B BF

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