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Colour

#8EBFFB

  • #8EBFFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8EBFFB is a blue with RGB values 142, 191, 251 and HSL 213°, 93%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8EBFFB#8EBFFB
HEX#8EBFFB
RGBrgb(142, 191, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.749, 0.9843
RGB percentages55.7%, 74.9%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(213, 93.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213, 43.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK43.4%, 23.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,355,259
CSS custom property--colour: #8EBFFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#714004

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8C1FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB7FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#64CCD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.9Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBCA8E
Analogous#8EF5FB, #948EFB
Triadic#FB8EBF, #BFFB8E
Split complementary#FB938E, #F5FB8E
Tetradic#FB8EF5, #FBCA8E, #8EFB93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F7FE
Lighter +10%#BFDBFD
Darker −10%#5DA3F9
Darker −20%#2B87F8
Darker −30%#086DE8
Darker −40%#0656B7
More saturated +25%#8ABFFF
Less saturated −25%#9DC0EC

Channel breakdown

R142
G191
B251
Red142 (55.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue213.03°
Saturation (HSL)93.16%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G BF · B FB

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