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Recognised as Colour

#8FBCBF

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

#8FBCBF is a cyan with RGB values 143, 188, 191 and HSL 184°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#8FBCBF#8FBCBF
HEX#8FBCBF
RGBrgb(143, 188, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7373, 0.749
RGB percentages56.1%, 73.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(183.8, 27.3%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 25.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK25.1%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,419,967
CSS custom property--colour: #8FBCBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#704340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B8BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACB1BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7FBFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 12.2Powder blue · ΔE 13Cadetblue · ΔE 13.4Dark grey · ΔE 16Sky blue · ΔE 16.1Silver · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF928F
Analogous#8FBFAA, #8FA4BF
Triadic#BF8FBC, #BCBF8F
Split complementary#BF8FA4, #BFAA8F
Tetradic#AA8FBF, #BF928F, #A4BF8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F6F7
Lighter +20%#D0E3E4
Lighter +10%#AFCFD2
Darker −10%#6FA9AC
Darker −20%#549094
Darker −30%#427073
Darker −40%#2F5153
More saturated +25%#79CFD5
Less saturated −25%#A5A9A9

Channel breakdown

R143
G188
B191
Red143 (56.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue183.75°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G BC · B BF

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