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Colour

#8CD3FF

  • #8CD3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8CD3FF is a blue with RGB values 140, 211, 255 and HSL 203°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8CD3FF#8CD3FF
HEX#8CD3FF
RGBrgb(140, 211, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8275, 1
RGB percentages54.9%, 82.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(203, 100%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 45.1%, 100%)
CMYK45.1%, 17.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,229,311
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#732C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFD2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#59DEE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 1.8Sky blue · ΔE 8.5Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 18Powder blue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 1.78, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB88C
Analogous#8CFFF2, #8C99FF
Triadic#FF8CD3, #D3FF8C
Split complementary#FF8C99, #FFF28C
Tetradic#F28CFF, #FFB88C, #9AFF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FAFF
Lighter +10%#BFE7FF
Darker −10%#59BFFF
Darker −20%#26ACFF
Darker −30%#0095F2
Darker −40%#0076BF
More saturated +25%#8CD3FF
Less saturated −25%#9AD0F1

Channel breakdown

R140
G211
B255
Red140 (54.9%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue202.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G D3 · B FF

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