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Colour

#8DE3FF

  • #8DE3FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8DE3FF is a cyan with RGB values 141, 227, 255 and HSL 195°, 100%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8DE3FF#8DE3FF
HEX#8DE3FF
RGBrgb(141, 227, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8902, 1
RGB percentages55.3%, 89%, 100%
HSLhsl(194.7, 100%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.7, 44.7%, 100%)
CMYK44.7%, 11%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,298,943
CSS custom property--colour: #8DE3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.56:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#721C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2DEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1D1FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#58ECECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.8Light skyblue · ΔE 12.2Light blue · ΔE 13.1Powder blue · ΔE 14.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA98D
Analogous#8DFFE2, #8DAAFF
Triadic#FF8DE3, #E3FF8D
Split complementary#FF8DAA, #FFE28D
Tetradic#E28DFF, #FFA98D, #AAFF8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3FCFF
Lighter +10%#C0F0FF
Darker −10%#5AD6FF
Darker −20%#27CAFF
Darker −30%#00B7F3
Darker −40%#0091C0
More saturated +25%#8DE3FF
Less saturated −25%#9BDCF1

Channel breakdown

R141
G227
B255
Red141 (55.3%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue194.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G E3 · B FF

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