#008ac4

Color #008ac4

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.96 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#008ac4

RGB

rgb(0, 138, 196)

HSL

hsl(197.8, 100%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.8, 100%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 29.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(54.2, -9.97, -38.72)

LCH

lch(54.2, 39.98, 255.56)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.1311, 236.99)

HWB

hwb(197.8, 0%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c43a00

Analogous

#00c49c

#008ac4

#0028c4

Triadic

#008ac4

#c4008a

#8ac400

Split-complementary

#008ac4

#c40028

#c49c00

Tetradic

#008ac4

#3a00c4

#c43a00

#8ac400

Square

#008ac4

#9c00c4

#c43a00

#28c400

Shades

Color #008ac4 mixed toward black.

#0073a3

#005c83

#004562

#002e41

#001721

Tints

Color #008ac4 mixed toward white.

#00aff8

#2ec1ff

#62d0ff

#96e0ff

#cbefff

Tones

Color #008ac4 mixed toward gray.

#1083b4

#217ca3

#317693

#416f83

#526972

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5eb8 · ΔE 22.5

Deuteranopia

#574eb5 · ΔE 26.6

Tritanopia

#1eaeac · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 21.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #008ac4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#008ac4]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#008ac4 (#008ac4) is rgb(0, 138, 196) in RGB.

No, #008ac4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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