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Recognised as Colour

#8DCEE2

  • #8DCEE2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8DCEE2 is a cyan with RGB values 141, 206, 226 and HSL 194°, 59%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8DCEE2#8DCEE2
HEX#8DCEE2
RGBrgb(141, 206, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8078, 0.8863
RGB percentages55.3%, 80.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(194.1, 59.4%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.1, 37.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK37.6%, 8.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,293,538
CSS custom property--colour: #8DCEE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#72311D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1CAE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4C0E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6CD5D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.9Light blue · ΔE 8.2Powder blue · ΔE 11Light skyblue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.92, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2A18D
Analogous#8DE2CB, #8DA3E2
Triadic#E28DCE, #CEE28D
Split complementary#E28DA3, #E2CB8D
Tetradic#CB8DE2, #E2A18D, #A3E28D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEF1F7
Lighter +10%#B6DFEC
Darker −10%#64BDD8
Darker −20%#3CABCD
Darker −30%#2B8DAB
Darker −40%#216B82
More saturated +25%#7BD7F4
Less saturated −25%#9FC5D0

Channel breakdown

R141
G206
B226
Red141 (55.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue194.12°
Saturation (HSL)59.44%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G CE · B E2

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