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Colour

#8CD0FF

  • #8CD0FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8CD0FF is a blue with RGB values 140, 208, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8CD0FF#8CD0FF
HEX#8CD0FF
RGBrgb(140, 208, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8157, 1
RGB percentages54.9%, 81.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.5, 100%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.5, 45.1%, 100%)
CMYK45.1%, 18.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,228,543
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#732F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBCFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACC3FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5ADCDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 2.1Sky blue · ΔE 10.1Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4Light blue · ΔE 18.5Powder blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 2.12, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBB8C
Analogous#8CFFF4, #8C97FF
Triadic#FF8CD0, #D0FF8C
Split complementary#FF8C97, #FFF48C
Tetradic#F48CFF, #FFBB8C, #97FF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FAFF
Lighter +10%#BFE5FF
Darker −10%#59BBFF
Darker −20%#26A6FF
Darker −30%#008FF2
Darker −40%#0071BF
More saturated +25%#8CD0FF
Less saturated −25%#9ACDF1

Channel breakdown

R140
G208
B255
Red140 (54.9%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G D0 · B FF

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