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Colour

#8ECFF6

  • #8ECFF6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8ECFF6 is a blue with RGB values 142, 207, 246 and HSL 203°, 85%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8ECFF6#8ECFF6
HEX#8ECFF6
RGBrgb(142, 207, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8118, 0.9647
RGB percentages55.7%, 81.2%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(202.5, 85.2%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 42.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK42.3%, 15.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,359,350
CSS custom property--colour: #8ECFF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#713009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDCDF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC2F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#64D9DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 2.9Sky blue · ΔE 6Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Light blue · ΔE 14.6Powder blue · ΔE 18.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 2.92, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6B58E
Analogous#8EF6E9, #8E9BF6
Triadic#F68ECF, #CFF68E
Split complementary#F68E9B, #F6E98E
Tetradic#E98EF6, #F6B58E, #9BF68E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF7FE
Lighter +10%#BDE3FA
Darker −10%#5FBBF2
Darker −20%#30A7EE
Darker −30%#118FDA
Darker −40%#0E70AA
More saturated +25%#85D1FF
Less saturated −25%#9DCBE7

Channel breakdown

R142
G207
B246
Red142 (55.7%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)85.25%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G CF · B F6

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