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Colour

#8CCBFF

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

#8CCBFF is a blue with RGB values 140, 203, 255 and HSL 207°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8CCBFF#8CCBFF
HEX#8CCBFF
RGBrgb(140, 203, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7961, 1
RGB percentages54.9%, 79.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(207.1, 100%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.1, 45.1%, 100%)
CMYK45.1%, 20.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,227,263
CSS custom property--colour: #8CCBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#733400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6BFFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5BD7DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.3Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4Light blue · ΔE 21.2Powder blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC08C
Analogous#8CFFFA, #8C91FF
Triadic#FF8CCB, #CBFF8C
Split complementary#FF8C91, #FFF98C
Tetradic#FA8CFF, #FFC08C, #92FF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F9FF
Lighter +10%#BFE2FF
Darker −10%#59B4FF
Darker −20%#269DFF
Darker −30%#0085F2
Darker −40%#0069BF
More saturated +25%#8CCBFF
Less saturated −25%#9ACAF1

Channel breakdown

R140
G203
B255
Red140 (54.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue207.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G CB · B FF

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