#8ADBE2

A light, moderate cyan closely aligning with Paleturquoise.

About #8ADBE2

When working with digital screens, the color #8ADBE2 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Paleturquoise. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 219 green, and 226 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 39% cyan and 3% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8ADBE2
RGB138, 219, 226
HSL184.8°, 60.3%, 71.4%
CMYK39%, 3%, 0%, 11%
HSV184.8°, 38.9%, 88.6%
LAB82.7, -22.9, -11.3
XYZ49.5, 61.6, 81.2
Decimal9100258

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.31:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.51:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.32:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8ADBE2; }
.text-color { color: #8ADBE2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8ADBE2; }

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