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Recognised as Colour

#8DC2ED

  • #8DC2ED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8DC2ED is a blue with RGB values 141, 194, 237 and HSL 207°, 73%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8DC2ED#8DC2ED
HEX#8DC2ED
RGBrgb(141, 194, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7608, 0.9294
RGB percentages55.3%, 76.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(206.9, 72.7%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 40.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK40.5%, 18.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,290,477
CSS custom property--colour: #8DC2ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#723D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C2EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B8ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#69CCD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.8Sky blue · ΔE 10.4Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Light blue · ΔE 17.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7Powder blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDB88D
Analogous#8DEDE8, #8D92ED
Triadic#ED8DC2, #C2ED8D
Split complementary#ED8D92, #EDE88D
Tetradic#E88DED, #EDB88D, #92ED8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5F1FB
Lighter +10%#B9DAF4
Darker −10%#61AAE6
Darker −20%#3593DF
Darker −30%#1F79C2
Darker −40%#185E96
More saturated +25%#7DC4FE
Less saturated −25%#9EC0DD

Channel breakdown

R141
G194
B237
Red141 (55.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue206.88°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G C2 · B ED

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