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Colour

#8CD2FF

  • #8CD2FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8CD2FF is a blue with RGB values 140, 210, 255 and HSL 203°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8CD2FF#8CD2FF
HEX#8CD2FF
RGBrgb(140, 210, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8235, 1
RGB percentages54.9%, 82.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(203.5, 100%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 45.1%, 100%)
CMYK45.1%, 17.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,229,055
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.78:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#732D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BED1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEC4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#59DEE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 1.6Sky blue · ΔE 9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 17.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.8Powder blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 1.6, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB98C
Analogous#8CFFF3, #8C98FF
Triadic#FF8CD2, #D2FF8C
Split complementary#FF8C98, #FFF38C
Tetradic#F38CFF, #FFB98C, #98FF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FAFF
Lighter +10%#BFE6FF
Darker −10%#59BEFF
Darker −20%#26AAFF
Darker −30%#0093F2
Darker −40%#0074BF
More saturated +25%#8CD2FF
Less saturated −25%#9ACFF1

Channel breakdown

R140
G210
B255
Red140 (54.9%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue203.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G D2 · B FF

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