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Recognised as Colour

#8CEBFD

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

#8CEBFD is a cyan with RGB values 140, 235, 253 and HSL 190°, 97%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8CEBFD#8CEBFD
HEX#8CEBFD
RGBrgb(140, 235, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9216, 0.9922
RGB percentages54.9%, 92.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(189.6, 96.6%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.6, 44.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK44.7%, 7.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,235,453
CSS custom property--colour: #8CEBFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.42:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#731402

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD7FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#55F3F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12Sky blue · ΔE 13Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD9E8C
Analogous#8CFDD7, #8CB3FD
Triadic#FD8CEB, #EBFD8C
Split complementary#FD8CB3, #FDD78C
Tetradic#D68CFD, #FD9E8C, #B3FD8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0FCFF
Lighter +10%#BEF4FE
Darker −10%#5AE2FC
Darker −20%#28DAFB
Darker −30%#04C7EC
Darker −40%#039DBA
More saturated +25%#8AECFF
Less saturated −25%#9BE1EE

Channel breakdown

R140
G235
B253
Red140 (54.9%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue189.56°
Saturation (HSL)96.58%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G EB · B FD

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