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Colour

#8CD9DA

  • #8CD9DA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8CD9DA is a cyan with RGB values 140, 217, 218 and HSL 181°, 51%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8CD9DA#8CD9DA
HEX#8CD9DA
RGBrgb(140, 217, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.851, 0.8549
RGB percentages54.9%, 85.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(180.8, 51.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.8, 35.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK35.8%, 0.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,230,810
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD9DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#732625

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD2DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C7DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6CDED9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.1Powder blue · ΔE 10.2Light blue · ΔE 13.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 16Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA8D8C
Analogous#8CDAB4, #8CB2DA
Triadic#DA8CD9, #D9DA8C
Split complementary#DA8CB2, #DAB48C
Tetradic#B48CDA, #DA8D8C, #B2DA8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9F3F3
Lighter +10%#B3E6E6
Darker −10%#65CCCE
Darker −20%#3FC0C1
Darker −30%#329A9B
Darker −40%#257475
More saturated +25%#79ECED
Less saturated −25%#9FC6C7

Channel breakdown

R140
G217
B218
Red140 (54.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue180.77°
Saturation (HSL)51.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G D9 · B DA

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