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Recognised as Colour

#8AF5FF

  • #8AF5FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8AF5FF is a cyan with RGB values 138, 245, 255 and HSL 185°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8AF5FF#8AF5FF
HEX#8AF5FF
RGBrgb(138, 245, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9608, 1
RGB percentages54.1%, 96.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(185.1, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.1, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 3.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,106,943
CSS custom property--colour: #8AF5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.59:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#750A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6EDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3DEFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4BFCF8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.9Powder blue · ΔE 16.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.6Light blue · ΔE 19.1Sky blue · ΔE 19.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF948A
Analogous#8AFFCE, #8ABBFF
Triadic#FF8AF5, #F5FF8A
Split complementary#FF8ABB, #FFCE8A
Tetradic#CE8AFF, #FF948A, #BBFF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0FEFF
Lighter +10%#BDF9FF
Darker −10%#57F1FF
Darker −20%#24ECFF
Darker −30%#00DBF0
Darker −40%#00ADBD
More saturated +25%#8AF5FF
Less saturated −25%#99E9F0

Channel breakdown

R138
G245
B255
Red138 (54.1%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue185.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G F5 · B FF

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