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Recognised as Colour

#8AEAFF

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

#8AEAFF is a cyan with RGB values 138, 234, 255 and HSL 191°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8AEAFF#8AEAFF
HEX#8AEAFF
RGBrgb(138, 234, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9176, 1
RGB percentages54.1%, 91.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(190.8, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.8, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 8.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,104,127
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.29:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#751500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAE4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D6FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4EF3F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.3Powder blue · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 14.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9F8A
Analogous#8AFFD9, #8AB0FF
Triadic#FF8AEA, #EAFF8A
Split complementary#FF8AB0, #FFDA8A
Tetradic#D98AFF, #FF9F8A, #B0FF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0FCFF
Lighter +10%#BDF3FF
Darker −10%#57E1FF
Darker −20%#24D8FF
Darker −30%#00C5F0
Darker −40%#009BBD
More saturated +25%#8AEAFF
Less saturated −25%#99E1F0

Channel breakdown

R138
G234
B255
Red138 (54.1%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue190.77°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G EA · B FF

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