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Recognised as Colour

#8ED3D3

  • #8ED3D3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8ED3D3 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 211, 211 and HSL 180°, 44%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8ED3D3#8ED3D3
HEX#8ED3D3
RGBrgb(142, 211, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8275, 0.8275
RGB percentages55.7%, 82.7%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(180, 43.9%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 32.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK32.7%, 0%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,360,339
CSS custom property--colour: #8ED3D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 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#712C2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CACDD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC3D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#74D7D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 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

Powder blue · ΔE 9.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 10Light blue · ΔE 12.1Sky blue · ΔE 15.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2Cadetblue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.57, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D38E8E
Analogous#8ED3B1, #8EB1D3
Triadic#D38ED3, #D3D38E
Split complementary#D38EB1, #D3B18E
Tetradic#B18ED3, #D38E8E, #B1D38E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFEFE
Lighter +20%#D7F0F0
Lighter +10%#B3E1E1
Darker −10%#69C5C5
Darker −20%#46B5B5
Darker −30%#389090
Darker −40%#2A6B6B
More saturated +25%#7AE7E7
Less saturated −25%#A2BFBF

Channel breakdown

R142
G211
B211
Red142 (55.7%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)43.95%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 8E · G D3 · B D3

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