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Colour

#8CC2EE

  • #8CC2EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8CC2EE is a blue with RGB values 140, 194, 238 and HSL 207°, 74%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8CC2EE#8CC2EE
HEX#8CC2EE
RGBrgb(140, 194, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7608, 0.9333
RGB percentages54.9%, 76.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(206.9, 74.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 41.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK41.2%, 18.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,224,942
CSS custom property--colour: #8CC2EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#733D11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C2F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B8EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#67CDD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.7Sky blue · ΔE 10.7Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Light blue · ΔE 18.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.2Powder blue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEB88C
Analogous#8CEEE9, #8C91EE
Triadic#EE8CC2, #C2EE8C
Split complementary#EE8C91, #EEE98C
Tetradic#E98CEE, #EEB88C, #91EE8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5F1FB
Lighter +10%#B8DAF5
Darker −10%#60AAE7
Darker −20%#3393E1
Darker −30%#1D79C4
Darker −40%#165E98
More saturated +25%#7CC4FF
Less saturated −25%#9DC0DE

Channel breakdown

R140
G194
B238
Red140 (54.9%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue206.94°
Saturation (HSL)74.24%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G C2 · B EE

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