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Colour

#8BC7FF

  • #8BC7FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8BC7FF is a blue with RGB values 139, 199, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8BC7FF#8BC7FF
HEX#8BC7FF
RGBrgb(139, 199, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7804, 1
RGB percentages54.5%, 78%, 100%
HSLhsl(209, 100%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 45.5%, 100%)
CMYK45.5%, 22%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,160,703
CSS custom property--colour: #8BC7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#743800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1BCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5AD4DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8Sky blue · ΔE 15.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Light blue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC38B
Analogous#8BFFFD, #8B8DFF
Triadic#FF8BC7, #C7FF8B
Split complementary#FF8B8D, #FFFD8B
Tetradic#FD8BFF, #FFC38B, #8DFF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F8FF
Lighter +10%#BEE0FF
Darker −10%#58AEFF
Darker −20%#2596FF
Darker −30%#007DF1
Darker −40%#0062BE
More saturated +25%#8BC7FF
Less saturated −25%#9AC6F1

Channel breakdown

R139
G199
B255
Red139 (54.5%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue208.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G C7 · B FF

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