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Colour

#8BCDE0

  • #8BCDE0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8BCDE0 is a cyan with RGB values 139, 205, 224 and HSL 193°, 58%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8BCDE0#8BCDE0
HEX#8BCDE0
RGBrgb(139, 205, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8039, 0.8784
RGB percentages54.5%, 80.4%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(193.4, 57.8%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.4, 37.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK37.9%, 8.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,162,208
CSS custom property--colour: #8BCDE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.91:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#74321F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C9E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3BFE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#6AD4D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.4Light blue · ΔE 8.6Powder blue · ΔE 11.1Light skyblue · ΔE 13.6Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E09E8B
Analogous#8BE0C8, #8BA3E0
Triadic#E08BCD, #CDE08B
Split complementary#E08BA3, #E0C88B
Tetradic#C88BE0, #E09E8B, #A3E08B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBF0F6
Lighter +10%#B3DEEB
Darker −10%#63BCD5
Darker −20%#3BAACA
Darker −30%#2C8BA6
Darker −40%#22697D
More saturated +25%#79D7F2
Less saturated −25%#9DC3CE

Channel breakdown

R139
G205
B224
Red139 (54.5%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue193.41°
Saturation (HSL)57.82%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G CD · B E0

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