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Recognised as Colour

#8DBCCC

  • #8DBCCC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#8DBCCC is a cyan with RGB values 141, 188, 204 and HSL 195°, 38%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#8DBCCC#8DBCCC
HEX#8DBCCC
RGBrgb(141, 188, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7373, 0.8
RGB percentages55.3%, 73.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(195.2, 38.2%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.2, 30.9%, 80%)
CMYK30.9%, 7.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,288,908
CSS custom property--colour: #8DBCCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#724333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B9CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B1CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#78C1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10.4Sky blue · ΔE 10.5Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 13.8Cadetblue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)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#CC9D8D
Analogous#8DCCBC, #8D9DCC
Triadic#CC8DBC, #BCCC8D
Split complementary#CC8D9D, #CCBD8D
Tetradic#BC8DCC, #CC9D8D, #9DCC8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FAFB
Lighter +20%#D3E5EC
Lighter +10%#B0D1DC
Darker −10%#6AA7BC
Darker −20%#4B90A8
Darker −30%#3B7285
Darker −40%#2C5461
More saturated +25%#78C6E1
Less saturated −25%#A2B2B7

Channel breakdown

R141
G188
B204
Red141 (55.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue195.24°
Saturation (HSL)38.18%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G BC · B CC

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