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Colour

#8ED3FF

  • #8ED3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8ED3FF is a blue with RGB values 142, 211, 255 and HSL 203°, 100%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8ED3FF#8ED3FF
HEX#8ED3FF
RGBrgb(142, 211, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8275, 1
RGB percentages55.7%, 82.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(203.4, 100%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.4, 44.3%, 100%)
CMYK44.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,360,383
CSS custom property--colour: #8ED3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.91:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#712C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFD2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0C5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5EDEE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 1.9Sky blue · ΔE 8.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Light blue · ΔE 16.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.4Powder blue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 1.93, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBA8E
Analogous#8EFFF2, #8E9BFF
Triadic#FF8ED3, #D3FF8E
Split complementary#FF8E9B, #FFF28E
Tetradic#F38EFF, #FFBA8E, #9BFF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4FBFF
Lighter +10%#C1E7FF
Darker −10%#5BBFFF
Darker −20%#28ABFF
Darker −30%#0095F4
Darker −40%#0076C1
More saturated +25%#8ED3FF
Less saturated −25%#9CD0F1

Channel breakdown

R142
G211
B255
Red142 (55.7%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue203.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G D3 · B FF

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