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Recognised as Colour

#8FBBBC

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

#8FBBBC is a cyan with RGB values 143, 187, 188 and HSL 181°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#8FBBBC#8FBBBC
HEX#8FBBBC
RGBrgb(143, 187, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7333, 0.7373
RGB percentages56.1%, 73.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(181.3, 25.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.3, 23.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK23.9%, 0.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,419,708
CSS custom property--colour: #8FBBBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#704443

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B7BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACB0BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#80BEBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 13Cadetblue · ΔE 13.1Powder blue · ΔE 13.5Dark grey · ΔE 15.7Silver · ΔE 16Sky blue · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC908F
Analogous#8FBCA7, #8FA4BC
Triadic#BC8FBB, #BBBC8F
Split complementary#BC8FA4, #BCA78F
Tetradic#A78FBC, #BC908F, #A4BC8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF5F5
Lighter +20%#CFE2E2
Lighter +10%#AFCECF
Darker −10%#6FA8A9
Darker −20%#568E8F
Darker −30%#436E6F
Darker −40%#304F4F
More saturated +25%#79D0D2
Less saturated −25%#A5A6A6

Channel breakdown

R143
G187
B188
Red143 (56.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue181.33°
Saturation (HSL)25.14%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G BB · B BC

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