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Recognised as Colour

#8DC4FF

  • #8DC4FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8DC4FF is a blue with RGB values 141, 196, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8DC4FF#8DC4FF
HEX#8DC4FF
RGBrgb(141, 196, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7686, 1
RGB percentages55.3%, 76.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.1, 100%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 44.7%, 100%)
CMYK44.7%, 23.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,291,007
CSS custom property--colour: #8DC4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#723B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FBAFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5FD1D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.6Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Light steelblue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC88D
Analogous#8DFDFF, #8F8DFF
Triadic#FF8DC4, #C4FF8D
Split complementary#FF8F8D, #FDFF8D
Tetradic#FF8DFD, #FFC88D, #8DFF8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F9FF
Lighter +10%#C0DEFF
Darker −10%#5AAAFF
Darker −20%#278FFF
Darker −30%#0075F3
Darker −40%#005DC0
More saturated +25%#8DC4FF
Less saturated −25%#9BC5F1

Channel breakdown

R141
G196
B255
Red141 (55.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G C4 · B FF

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