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Recognised as Colour

#8DC2FD

  • #8DC2FD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8DC2FD is a blue with RGB values 141, 194, 253 and HSL 212°, 97%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8DC2FD#8DC2FD
HEX#8DC2FD
RGBrgb(141, 194, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7608, 0.9922
RGB percentages55.3%, 76.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(211.6, 96.6%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 44.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK44.3%, 23.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,290,493
CSS custom property--colour: #8DC2FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#723D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABC4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB9FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#60CFD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 18Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDC88D
Analogous#8DFAFD, #908DFD
Triadic#FD8DC2, #C2FD8D
Split complementary#FD908D, #FAFD8D
Tetradic#FD8DFA, #FDC88D, #8DFD90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F8FF
Lighter +10%#BFDDFE
Darker −10%#5BA7FC
Darker −20%#298CFB
Darker −30%#0472ED
Darker −40%#035ABB
More saturated +25%#8BC2FF
Less saturated −25%#9CC3EF

Channel breakdown

R141
G194
B253
Red141 (55.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue211.61°
Saturation (HSL)96.55%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G C2 · B FD

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