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Colour

#8ECFD7

  • #8ECFD7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8ECFD7 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 207, 215 and HSL 187°, 48%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8ECFD7#8ECFD7
HEX#8ECFD7
RGBrgb(142, 207, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8118, 0.8431
RGB percentages55.7%, 81.2%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(186.6, 47.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.6, 34%, 84.3%)
CMYK34%, 3.7%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,359,319
CSS custom property--colour: #8ECFD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#713028

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CAD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C0D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73D4D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.6Light blue · ΔE 9Sky blue · ΔE 11.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.7Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Cadetblue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7968E
Analogous#8ED7BB, #8EAAD7
Triadic#D78ECF, #CFD78E
Split complementary#D78EAA, #D7BB8E
Tetradic#BB8ED7, #D7968E, #AAD78E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9EFF2
Lighter +10%#B4DFE4
Darker −10%#68BFCA
Darker −20%#43AFBC
Darker −30%#358C97
Darker −40%#286971
More saturated +25%#7BDEEA
Less saturated −25%#A1C0C4

Channel breakdown

R142
G207
B215
Red142 (55.7%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue186.58°
Saturation (HSL)47.71%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G CF · B D7

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