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Colour

#8AC1FF

  • #8AC1FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8AC1FF is a blue with RGB values 138, 193, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8AC1FF#8AC1FF
HEX#8AC1FF
RGBrgb(138, 193, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7569, 1
RGB percentages54.1%, 75.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.8, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.8, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 24.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,093,631
CSS custom property--colour: #8AC1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#753E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9C3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#59CFD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC88A
Analogous#8AFBFF, #8E8AFF
Triadic#FF8AC1, #C1FF8A
Split complementary#FF8E8A, #FBFF8A
Tetradic#FF8AFB, #FFC88A, #8AFF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F7FF
Lighter +10%#BDDCFF
Darker −10%#57A6FF
Darker −20%#248BFF
Darker −30%#0071F0
Darker −40%#0059BD
More saturated +25%#8AC1FF
Less saturated −25%#99C2F0

Channel breakdown

R138
G193
B255
Red138 (54.1%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G C1 · B FF

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