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Colour

#8DD7FF

  • #8DD7FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8DD7FF is a blue with RGB values 141, 215, 255 and HSL 201°, 100%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8DD7FF#8DD7FF
HEX#8DD7FF
RGBrgb(141, 215, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8431, 1
RGB percentages55.3%, 84.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.1, 100%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 44.7%, 100%)
CMYK44.7%, 15.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,295,871
CSS custom property--colour: #8DD7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.3:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#722800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4D5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4C8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5BE2E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.9Sky blue · ΔE 6.7Light blue · ΔE 15.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Powder blue · ΔE 19Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 3.94, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB58D
Analogous#8DFFEE, #8D9EFF
Triadic#FF8DD7, #D7FF8D
Split complementary#FF8D9E, #FFEE8D
Tetradic#EE8DFF, #FFB58D, #9EFF8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3FBFF
Lighter +10%#C0E9FF
Darker −10%#5AC5FF
Darker −20%#27B3FF
Darker −30%#009EF3
Darker −40%#007DC0
More saturated +25%#8DD7FF
Less saturated −25%#9BD3F1

Channel breakdown

R141
G215
B255
Red141 (55.3%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G D7 · B FF

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