Colour

#8ED8EA

#8ED8EA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#8ED8EA is a cyan with RGB values 142, 216, 234 and HSL 192°, 69%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8ED8EA

RGBrgb(142, 216, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8471, 0.9176

RGB percentages55.7%, 84.7%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(191.7, 68.7%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.7, 39.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK39.3%, 7.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,361,642

CSS custom property--colour: #8ED8EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.16:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#712715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBD3EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCC8EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#68DFDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7 Light blue · ΔE 9 Powder blue · ΔE 10 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.03, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAA08E

Analogous#8EEACE, #8EAAEA

Triadic#EA8ED8, #D8EA8E

Split complementary#EA8EAA, #EACE8E

Tetradic#CE8EEA, #EAA08E, #AAEA8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E4F6FA

Lighter +10%#B9E7F2

Darker −10%#63C9E2

Darker −20%#38BADA

Darker −30%#239EBC

Darker −40%#1B7A91

More saturated +25%#7DE2FB

Less saturated −25%#9FCED9

Channel breakdown

R142

G216

B234

Red142 (55.7%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue191.74°

Saturation (HSL)68.66%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G D8 · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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