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Colour

#8ECADB

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

#8ECADB is a cyan with RGB values 142, 202, 219 and HSL 193°, 52%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8ECADB#8ECADB
HEX#8ECADB
RGBrgb(142, 202, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7922, 0.8588
RGB percentages55.7%, 79.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(193.2, 51.7%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.2, 35.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK35.2%, 7.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,358,043
CSS custom property--colour: #8ECADB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.62:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#713524

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC6DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2BDDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#72D0CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.8Light blue · ΔE 7.8Powder blue · ΔE 10.5Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.82, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB9F8E
Analogous#8EDBC6, #8EA3DB
Triadic#DB8ECA, #CADB8E
Split complementary#DB8EA3, #DBC68E
Tetradic#C68EDB, #DB9F8E, #A3DB8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBEEF4
Lighter +10%#B5DCE7
Darker −10%#67B8CF
Darker −20%#41A6C2
Darker −30%#32869E
Darker −40%#266577
More saturated +25%#7BD4EE
Less saturated −25%#A1C0C8

Channel breakdown

R142
G202
B219
Red142 (55.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue193.25°
Saturation (HSL)51.68%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G CA · B DB

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