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Recognised as Colour

#8BC6EE

  • #8BC6EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8BC6EE is a blue with RGB values 139, 198, 238 and HSL 204°, 74%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8BC6EE#8BC6EE
HEX#8BC6EE
RGBrgb(139, 198, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7765, 0.9333
RGB percentages54.5%, 77.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(204.2, 74.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 41.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK41.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,160,430
CSS custom property--colour: #8BC6EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#743911

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4C5F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7BAEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#64D0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.1Sky blue · ΔE 7.7Light steelblue · ΔE 13Light blue · ΔE 15.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.5Powder blue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.15, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEB38B
Analogous#8BEEE5, #8B95EE
Triadic#EE8BC6, #C6EE8B
Split complementary#EE8B95, #EEE58B
Tetradic#E58BEE, #EEB38B, #95EE8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4F2FB
Lighter +10%#B7DCF5
Darker −10%#5FB0E7
Darker −20%#329AE1
Darker −30%#1D80C3
Darker −40%#166397
More saturated +25%#7AC9FF
Less saturated −25%#9CC3DD

Channel breakdown

R139
G198
B238
Red139 (54.5%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue204.24°
Saturation (HSL)74.44%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G C6 · B EE

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