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Recognised as Colour

#8DC0DA

  • #8DC0DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8DC0DA is a blue with RGB values 141, 192, 218 and HSL 200°, 51%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8DC0DA#8DC0DA
HEX#8DC0DA
RGBrgb(141, 192, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7529, 0.8549
RGB percentages55.3%, 75.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(200.3, 51%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 35.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK35.3%, 11.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,289,946
CSS custom property--colour: #8DC0DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#723F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3BEDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B5DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#72C7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.8Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Light blue · ΔE 11.1Light skyblue · ΔE 11.2Powder blue · ΔE 15.6Cadetblue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAA78D
Analogous#8DDACE, #8D99DA
Triadic#DA8DC0, #C0DA8D
Split complementary#DA8D99, #DACE8D
Tetradic#CE8DDA, #DAA78D, #99DA8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAEBF3
Lighter +10%#B4D5E6
Darker −10%#66ABCE
Darker −20%#4095C1
Darker −30%#32789C
Darker −40%#265A75
More saturated +25%#7AC6ED
Less saturated −25%#A0BAC7

Channel breakdown

R141
G192
B218
Red141 (55.3%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue200.26°
Saturation (HSL)50.99%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G C0 · B DA

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