Colour

#8BD7FF

#8BD7FF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light skyblue

#8BD7FF is a blue with RGB values 139, 215, 255 and HSL 201°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8BD7FF#8BD7FF

HEX#8BD7FF

RGBrgb(139, 215, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8431, 1

RGB percentages54.5%, 84.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(200.7, 100%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 45.5%, 100%)

CMYK45.5%, 15.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,164,799

CSS custom property--colour: #8BD7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.26:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#742800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4D5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3C8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#56E2E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.1 Sky blue · ΔE 6.7 Light blue · ΔE 15.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.1 Powder blue · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.06, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFB38B

Analogous#8BFFED, #8B9DFF

Triadic#FF8BD7, #D7FF8B

Split complementary#FF8B9D, #FFED8B

Tetradic#ED8BFF, #FFB38B, #9DFF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1FAFF

Lighter +10%#BEE9FF

Darker −10%#58C5FF

Darker −20%#25B4FF

Darker −30%#009EF1

Darker −40%#007CBE

More saturated +25%#8BD7FF

Less saturated −25%#9AD3F1

Channel breakdown

R139

G215

B255

Red139 (54.5%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue200.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G D7 · B FF

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