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Recognised as Colour

#8DCFE3

  • #8DCFE3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8DCFE3 is a cyan with RGB values 141, 207, 227 and HSL 194°, 61%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8DCFE3#8DCFE3
HEX#8DCFE3
RGBrgb(141, 207, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8118, 0.8902
RGB percentages55.3%, 81.2%, 89%
HSLhsl(194, 60.6%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 37.9%, 89%)
CMYK37.9%, 8.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,293,795
CSS custom property--colour: #8DCFE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.17:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#72301C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CBE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5C1E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#6CD6D5no 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 text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.9Light blue · ΔE 8.3Powder blue · ΔE 10.9Light skyblue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.9, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3A18D
Analogous#8DE3CC, #8DA4E3
Triadic#E38DCF, #CFE38D
Split complementary#E38DA4, #E3CC8D
Tetradic#CC8DE3, #E3A18D, #A4E38D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF1F7
Lighter +10%#B6E0ED
Darker −10%#64BED9
Darker −20%#3BADCF
Darker −30%#2A8EAD
Darker −40%#206D84
More saturated +25%#7BD8F5
Less saturated −25%#9FC6D1

Channel breakdown

R141
G207
B227
Red141 (55.3%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue193.95°
Saturation (HSL)60.56%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G CF · B E3

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