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Recognised as Colour

#8DCDE3

  • #8DCDE3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8DCDE3 is a cyan with RGB values 141, 205, 227 and HSL 195°, 61%, 72%. 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

#8DCDE3#8DCDE3
HEX#8DCDE3
RGBrgb(141, 205, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8039, 0.8902
RGB percentages55.3%, 80.4%, 89%
HSLhsl(195.3, 60.6%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.3, 37.9%, 89%)
CMYK37.9%, 9.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,293,283
CSS custom property--colour: #8DCDE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#72321C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C9E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3BFE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6CD4D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4Light blue · ΔE 8.6Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Light skyblue · ΔE 11.9Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 3.96, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3A38D
Analogous#8DE3CE, #8DA2E3
Triadic#E38DCD, #CDE38D
Split complementary#E38DA2, #E3CE8D
Tetradic#CE8DE3, #E3A38D, #A2E38D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF1F7
Lighter +10%#B6DFED
Darker −10%#64BBD9
Darker −20%#3BA9CF
Darker −30%#2A8BAD
Darker −40%#206A84
More saturated +25%#7BD6F5
Less saturated −25%#9FC4D1

Channel breakdown

R141
G205
B227
Red141 (55.3%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue195.35°
Saturation (HSL)60.56%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G CD · B E3

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