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Recognised as Colour

#8AC4E9

  • #8AC4E9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8AC4E9 is a blue with RGB values 138, 196, 233 and HSL 203°, 68%, 73%. 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

#8AC4E9#8AC4E9
HEX#8AC4E9
RGBrgb(138, 196, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7686, 0.9137
RGB percentages54.1%, 76.9%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(203.4, 68.3%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.4, 40.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK40.8%, 15.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,094,377
CSS custom property--colour: #8AC4E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 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#753B16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C3EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B8E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#65CED0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 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 5.5Sky blue · ΔE 6.8Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 14.8Powder blue · ΔE 19.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9AF8A
Analogous#8AE9DE, #8A94E9
Triadic#E98AC4, #C4E98A
Split complementary#E98A94, #E9DE8A
Tetradic#DE8AE9, #E9AF8A, #94E98A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EFF9
Lighter +10%#B5DAF1
Darker −10%#5FAEE1
Darker −20%#3499D9
Darker −30%#237DB7
Darker −40%#1A608D
More saturated +25%#79C8FA
Less saturated −25%#9BC0D8

Channel breakdown

R138
G196
B233
Red138 (54.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue203.37°
Saturation (HSL)68.35%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G C4 · B E9

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