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Recognised as Colour

#8CEAFE

  • #8CEAFE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8CEAFE is a cyan with RGB values 140, 234, 254 and HSL 191°, 98%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8CEAFE#8CEAFE
HEX#8CEAFE
RGBrgb(140, 234, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9176, 0.9961
RGB percentages54.9%, 91.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(190.5, 98.3%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 44.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK44.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,235,198
CSS custom property--colour: #8CEAFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.32:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#731501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAE4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D6FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#54F2F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.6Powder blue · ΔE 13.7Light blue · ΔE 14.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEA08C
Analogous#8CFED9, #8CB1FE
Triadic#FE8CEA, #EAFE8C
Split complementary#FE8CB1, #FED98C
Tetradic#D98CFE, #FEA08C, #B1FE8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1FCFF
Lighter +10%#BFF3FE
Darker −10%#59E1FE
Darker −20%#27D8FD
Darker −30%#02C5EF
Darker −40%#029CBC
More saturated +25%#8BEBFF
Less saturated −25%#9BE1F0

Channel breakdown

R140
G234
B254
Red140 (54.9%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue190.53°
Saturation (HSL)98.28%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G EA · B FE

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