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Recognised as Colour

#8EBCD3

  • #8EBCD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8EBCD3 is a blue with RGB values 142, 188, 211 and HSL 200°, 44%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8EBCD3#8EBCD3
HEX#8EBCD3
RGBrgb(142, 188, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7373, 0.8275
RGB percentages55.7%, 73.7%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(200, 43.9%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 32.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK32.7%, 10.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,354,451
CSS custom property--colour: #8EBCD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#71432C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BAD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B2D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#77C3C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.9Light steelblue · ΔE 9.7Light blue · ΔE 11.2Light skyblue · ΔE 13.5Powder blue · ΔE 15.6Cadetblue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3A58E
Analogous#8ED3C8, #8E9AD3
Triadic#D38EBC, #BCD38E
Split complementary#D38E9A, #D3C88E
Tetradic#C78ED3, #D3A58E, #9AD38E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFE
Lighter +20%#D7E8F0
Lighter +10%#B3D2E1
Darker −10%#69A6C5
Darker −20%#4690B5
Darker −30%#387390
Darker −40%#2A556B
More saturated +25%#7AC3E7
Less saturated −25%#A2B5BF

Channel breakdown

R142
G188
B211
Red142 (55.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)43.95%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G BC · B D3

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