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Recognised as Colour

#8CD8FF

  • #8CD8FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8CD8FF is a blue with RGB values 140, 216, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8CD8FF#8CD8FF
HEX#8CD8FF
RGBrgb(140, 216, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8471, 1
RGB percentages54.9%, 84.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(200.3, 100%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 45.1%, 100%)
CMYK45.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,230,591
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.38:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#732700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5D6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5C9FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#58E3E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.7Sky blue · ΔE 6.4Light blue · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 17.1Powder blue · ΔE 18.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.66, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB38C
Analogous#8CFFEC, #8C9FFF
Triadic#FF8CD8, #D8FF8C
Split complementary#FF8C9F, #FFEC8C
Tetradic#EC8CFF, #FFB38C, #9FFF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FBFF
Lighter +10%#BFE9FF
Darker −10%#59C7FF
Darker −20%#26B5FF
Darker −30%#00A0F2
Darker −40%#007EBF
More saturated +25%#8CD8FF
Less saturated −25%#9AD3F1

Channel breakdown

R140
G216
B255
Red140 (54.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue200.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G D8 · B FF

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