Colour

#8ECFEE

#8ECFEE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#8ECFEE is a cyan with RGB values 142, 207, 238 and HSL 199°, 74%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8ECFEE#8ECFEE

HEX#8ECFEE

RGBrgb(142, 207, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8118, 0.9333

RGB percentages55.7%, 81.2%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(199.4, 73.8%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 40.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK40.3%, 13%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,359,342

CSS custom property--colour: #8ECFEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56549WCAG 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 12.31:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#713011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFCCF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1C1EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#68D8D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 2.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 7 Light blue · ΔE 11.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4 Powder blue · ΔE 15.1 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 2.19, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EEAD8E

Analogous#8EEEDD, #8E9FEE

Triadic#EE8ECF, #CFEE8E

Split complementary#EE8E9F, #EEDD8E

Tetradic#DD8EEE, #EEAD8E, #9FEE8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7F5FB

Lighter +10%#BAE2F5

Darker −10%#62BCE7

Darker −20%#35A9E1

Darker −30%#1E8FC5

Darker −40%#176F99

More saturated +25%#7ED5FE

Less saturated −25%#9EC9DE

Channel breakdown

R142

G207

B238

Red142 (55.7%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue199.38°

Saturation (HSL)73.85%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G CF · B EE

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Colour values

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