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Recognised as Colour

#8EBFDC

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

#8EBFDC is a blue with RGB values 142, 191, 220 and HSL 202°, 53%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8EBFDC#8EBFDC
HEX#8EBFDC
RGBrgb(142, 191, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.749, 0.8627
RGB percentages55.7%, 74.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(202.3, 52.7%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 35.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK35.5%, 13.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,355,228
CSS custom property--colour: #8EBFDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#714023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2BDDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B5DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#73C7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.4Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6Light skyblue · ΔE 10.2Light blue · ΔE 12.2Powder blue · ΔE 16.9Cadetblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCAB8E
Analogous#8EDCD2, #8E98DC
Triadic#DC8EBF, #BFDC8E
Split complementary#DC8E98, #DCD28E
Tetradic#D28EDC, #DCAB8E, #98DC8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCEBF4
Lighter +10%#B5D5E8
Darker −10%#67A9D0
Darker −20%#4093C4
Darker −30%#3177A0
Darker −40%#255A79
More saturated +25%#7CC4EF
Less saturated −25%#A1BACA

Channel breakdown

R142
G191
B220
Red142 (55.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue202.31°
Saturation (HSL)52.7%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G BF · B DC

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