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Colour

#8DCCEA

  • #8DCCEA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8DCCEA is a cyan with RGB values 141, 204, 234 and HSL 199°, 69%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8DCCEA#8DCCEA
HEX#8DCCEA
RGBrgb(141, 204, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8, 0.9176
RGB percentages55.3%, 80%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(199.4, 68.9%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 39.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK39.7%, 12.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,293,034
CSS custom property--colour: #8DCCEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#723315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC9ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFBFEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#69D5D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 2.3Light skyblue · ΔE 7.6Light blue · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8Powder blue · ΔE 15.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 2.3, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAAB8D
Analogous#8DEADA, #8D9DEA
Triadic#EA8DCC, #CCEA8D
Split complementary#EA8D9D, #EADA8D
Tetradic#DA8DEA, #EAAB8D, #9DEA8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3F3FA
Lighter +10%#B8DFF2
Darker −10%#62B9E2
Darker −20%#37A5DA
Darker −30%#238ABB
Darker −40%#1B6A90
More saturated +25%#7CD2FB
Less saturated −25%#9EC6D9

Channel breakdown

R141
G204
B234
Red141 (55.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue199.35°
Saturation (HSL)68.89%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G CC · B EA

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