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Recognised as Colour

#8BE1FF

  • #8BE1FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8BE1FF is a cyan with RGB values 139, 225, 255 and HSL 196°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8BE1FF#8BE1FF
HEX#8BE1FF
RGBrgb(139, 225, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8824, 1
RGB percentages54.5%, 88.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(195.5, 100%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.5, 45.5%, 100%)
CMYK45.5%, 11.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,167,359
CSS custom property--colour: #8BE1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.31:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#741E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFDDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BECFFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#54EBEAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.1Light skyblue · ΔE 11Light blue · ΔE 13.5Powder blue · ΔE 15.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.14, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA98B
Analogous#8BFFE3, #8BA7FF
Triadic#FF8BE1, #E1FF8B
Split complementary#FF8BA7, #FFE38B
Tetradic#E38BFF, #FFA98B, #A7FF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1FBFF
Lighter +10%#BEEEFF
Darker −10%#58D4FF
Darker −20%#25C7FF
Darker −30%#00B3F1
Darker −40%#008DBE
More saturated +25%#8BE1FF
Less saturated −25%#9ADAF1

Channel breakdown

R139
G225
B255
Red139 (54.5%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue195.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G E1 · B FF

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