Recognised as Colour

#8CF6FF

#8CF6FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8CF6FF is a cyan with RGB values 140, 246, 255 and HSL 185°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8CF6FF#8CF6FF

HEX#8CF6FF

RGBrgb(140, 246, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9647, 1

RGB percentages54.9%, 96.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(184.7, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.7, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK45.1%, 3.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,238,271

CSS custom property--colour: #8CF6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.74:1

Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#730900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8EEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4DFFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#50FDF8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.6 Powder blue · ΔE 16.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.7 Light blue · ΔE 19.2 Sky blue · ΔE 19.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF958C

Analogous#8CFFCE, #8CBDFF

Triadic#FF8CF6, #F6FF8C

Split complementary#FF8CBD, #FFCE8C

Tetradic#CE8CFF, #FF958C, #BDFF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2FEFF

Lighter +10%#BFFAFF

Darker −10%#59F2FF

Darker −20%#26EEFF

Darker −30%#00DFF2

Darker −40%#00B0BF

More saturated +25%#8CF6FF

Less saturated −25%#9AEAF1

Channel breakdown

R140

G246

B255

Red140 (54.9%)

Green246 (96.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue184.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8C · G F6 · B FF

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