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Colour

#8EC3FE

  • #8EC3FE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8EC3FE is a blue with RGB values 142, 195, 254 and HSL 212°, 98%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8EC3FE#8EC3FE
HEX#8EC3FE
RGBrgb(142, 195, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7647, 0.9961
RGB percentages55.7%, 76.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(211.6, 98.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 44.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK44.1%, 23.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,356,286
CSS custom property--colour: #8EC3FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#713C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EBAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#61D0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEC98E
Analogous#8EFBFE, #918EFE
Triadic#FE8EC3, #C3FE8E
Split complementary#FE918E, #FBFE8E
Tetradic#FE8EFB, #FEC98E, #8EFE91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F9FF
Lighter +10%#C1DEFE
Darker −10%#5BA8FE
Darker −20%#298DFD
Darker −30%#0273F1
Darker −40%#025BBE
More saturated +25%#8DC3FF
Less saturated −25%#9CC4F0

Channel breakdown

R142
G195
B254
Red142 (55.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue211.61°
Saturation (HSL)98.25%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G C3 · B FE

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