Recognised as Colour
#8BEEFE
- #8BEEFE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#8BEEFE is a cyan with RGB values 139, 238, 254 and HSL 188°, 98%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#8BEEFE#8BEEFE
HEX#8BEEFE
RGBrgb(139, 238, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.9333, 0.9961
RGB percentages54.5%, 93.3%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(188.3, 98.3%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.3, 45.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK45.3%, 6.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,170,686
CSS custom property--colour: #8BEEFE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.76:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#741101
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FE9B8B
Analogous#8BFED4, #8BB5FE
Triadic#FE8BEE, #EEFE8B
Split complementary#FE8BB4, #FED48B
Tetradic#D48BFE, #FE9B8B, #B5FE8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G238
B254
Red139 (54.5%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue188.35°
Saturation (HSL)98.29%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G EE · B FE
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