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Recognised as Colour

#8DCCC9

  • #8DCCC9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8DCCC9 is a cyan with RGB values 141, 204, 201 and HSL 177°, 38%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8DCCC9#8DCCC9
HEX#8DCCC9
RGBrgb(141, 204, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8, 0.7882
RGB percentages55.3%, 80%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(177.1, 38.2%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.1, 30.9%, 80%)
CMYK30.9%, 0%, 1.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,293,001
CSS custom property--colour: #8DCCC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#723336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C6C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BDCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#77D0CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 13.1Cadetblue · ΔE 17Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.1Sky blue · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC8D90
Analogous#8DCCA9, #8DB0CC
Triadic#C98DCC, #CCC98D
Split complementary#CC8DB0, #CCA98D
Tetradic#A98DCC, #CC8D90, #B0CC8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FBFB
Lighter +20%#D3ECEA
Lighter +10%#B0DCDA
Darker −10%#6ABCB8
Darker −20%#4BA8A3
Darker −30%#3B8581
Darker −40%#2C615F
More saturated +25%#78E1DC
Less saturated −25%#A2B7B6

Channel breakdown

R141
G204
B201
Red141 (55.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue177.14°
Saturation (HSL)38.18%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G CC · B C9

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