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Recognised as Colour

#8EDAEC

  • #8EDAEC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8EDAEC is a cyan with RGB values 142, 218, 236 and HSL 191°, 71%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8EDAEC#8EDAEC
HEX#8EDAEC
RGBrgb(142, 218, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8549, 0.9255
RGB percentages55.7%, 85.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(191.5, 71.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.5, 39.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK39.8%, 7.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,362,156
CSS custom property--colour: #8EDAEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.39:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#712513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC9ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#67E1DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.5Light blue · ΔE 9.4Powder blue · ΔE 10.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.2Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA08E
Analogous#8EECCF, #8EABEC
Triadic#EC8EDA, #DAEC8E
Split complementary#EC8EAB, #ECCF8E
Tetradic#CF8EEC, #ECA08E, #ABEC8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5F7FB
Lighter +10%#BAE8F3
Darker −10%#62CCE5
Darker −20%#37BDDD
Darker −30%#20A2C1
Darker −40%#197D95
More saturated +25%#7EE4FD
Less saturated −25%#9FD0DC

Channel breakdown

R142
G218
B236
Red142 (55.7%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue191.49°
Saturation (HSL)71.21%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G DA · B EC

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