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Recognised as Colour

#8CFAFF

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

#8CFAFF is a cyan with RGB values 140, 250, 255 and HSL 183°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8CFAFF#8CFAFF
HEX#8CFAFF
RGBrgb(140, 250, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9804, 1
RGB percentages54.9%, 98%, 100%
HSLhsl(182.6, 100%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.6, 45.1%, 100%)
CMYK45.1%, 2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,239,295
CSS custom property--colour: #8CFAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.23:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#730500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECF1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9E2FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4EFFFBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3Powder blue · ΔE 17.9Aqua · ΔE 17.9Cyan · ΔE 17.9Turquoise · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF918C
Analogous#8CFFCB, #8CC0FF
Triadic#FF8CFA, #FAFF8C
Split complementary#FF8CC0, #FFCB8C
Tetradic#CB8CFF, #FF918C, #C0FF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FEFF
Lighter +10%#BFFCFF
Darker −10%#59F8FF
Darker −20%#26F6FF
Darker −30%#00E7F2
Darker −40%#00B7BF
More saturated +25%#8CFAFF
Less saturated −25%#9AEDF1

Channel breakdown

R140
G250
B255
Red140 (54.9%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue182.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G FA · B FF

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