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Colour

#8ADEF0

  • #8ADEF0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8ADEF0 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 222, 240 and HSL 191°, 77%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8ADEF0#8ADEF0
HEX#8ADEF0
RGBrgb(138, 222, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8706, 0.9412
RGB percentages54.1%, 87.1%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(190.6, 77.3%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 42.5%, 94.1%)
CMYK42.5%, 7.5%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,101,040
CSS custom property--colour: #8ADEF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.79:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#75210F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D8F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFCCF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5CE6E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.9Powder blue · ΔE 11.4Light blue · ΔE 11.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.1Light skyblue · ΔE 16Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.93, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F09C8A
Analogous#8AF0CF, #8AABF0
Triadic#F08ADE, #DEF08A
Split complementary#F08AAB, #F0CF8A
Tetradic#CF8AF0, #F09C8A, #ABF08A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4F8FC
Lighter +10%#B7EBF6
Darker −10%#5DD1EA
Darker −20%#30C5E4
Darker −30%#1AA9C7
Darker −40%#14839A
More saturated +25%#7BE8FF
Less saturated −25%#9BD3E0

Channel breakdown

R138
G222
B240
Red138 (54.1%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue190.59°
Saturation (HSL)77.27%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G DE · B F0

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