Recognised as Colour

#8CC3D1

#8CC3D1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light blue

#8CC3D1 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 195, 209 and HSL 192°, 43%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#8CC3D1#8CC3D1

HEX#8CC3D1

RGBrgb(140, 195, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7647, 0.8196

RGB percentages54.9%, 76.5%, 82%

HSLhsl(192.2, 42.9%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192.2, 33%, 82%)

CMYK33%, 6.7%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,225,169

CSS custom property--colour: #8CC3D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#733C2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BFD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEB7D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#74C9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 9 Sky blue · ΔE 9.3 Powder blue · ΔE 11.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D19A8C

Analogous#8CD1BD, #8CA1D1

Triadic#D18CC3, #C3D18C

Split complementary#D18CA1, #D1BC8C

Tetradic#BD8CD1, #D19A8C, #A1D18C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9FCFD

Lighter +20%#D5E9EE

Lighter +10%#B0D6E0

Darker −10%#68B0C2

Darker −20%#479BB0

Darker −30%#387B8C

Darker −40%#295B68

More saturated +25%#78CFE5

Less saturated −25%#A0B7BD

Channel breakdown

R140

G195

B209

Red140 (54.9%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue192.17°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8C · G C3 · B D1

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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