Colour

#8BECFF

#8BECFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8BECFF is a cyan with RGB values 139, 236, 255 and HSL 190°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8BECFF#8BECFF

HEX#8BECFF

RGBrgb(139, 236, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.9255, 1

RGB percentages54.5%, 92.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(189.8, 100%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 45.5%, 100%)

CMYK45.5%, 7.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,170,175

CSS custom property--colour: #8BECFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.54:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#741300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCE6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAD8FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#50F4F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5 Sky blue · ΔE 13.2 Powder blue · ΔE 14.2 Light blue · ΔE 15.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF9E8B

Analogous#8BFFD8, #8BB2FF

Triadic#FF8BEC, #ECFF8B

Split complementary#FF8BB2, #FFD88B

Tetradic#D88BFF, #FF9E8B, #B2FF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1FDFF

Lighter +10%#BEF4FF

Darker −10%#58E4FF

Darker −20%#25DBFF

Darker −30%#00CAF1

Darker −40%#009FBE

More saturated +25%#8BECFF

Less saturated −25%#9AE2F1

Channel breakdown

R139

G236

B255

Red139 (54.5%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue189.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G EC · B FF

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Colour values

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