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Recognised as Colour

#8ECCFB

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

#8ECCFB is a blue with RGB values 142, 204, 251 and HSL 206°, 93%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8ECCFB#8ECCFB
HEX#8ECCFB
RGBrgb(142, 204, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8, 0.9843
RGB percentages55.7%, 80%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(205.9, 93.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 43.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK43.4%, 18.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,358,587
CSS custom property--colour: #8ECCFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#713304

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8CCFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9C0FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#61D8DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.1Sky blue · ΔE 10.6Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.9Light blue · ΔE 18.5Powder blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 3.1, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBBD8E
Analogous#8EFBF4, #8E95FB
Triadic#FB8ECC, #CCFB8E
Split complementary#FB8E95, #FBF38E
Tetradic#F48EFB, #FBBD8E, #96FB8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F8FE
Lighter +10%#BFE2FD
Darker −10%#5DB6F9
Darker −20%#2BA0F8
Darker −30%#0887E8
Darker −40%#066BB7
More saturated +25%#8ACDFF
Less saturated −25%#9DCAEC

Channel breakdown

R142
G204
B251
Red142 (55.7%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue205.87°
Saturation (HSL)93.16%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G CC · B FB

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