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Colour

#8EDEFE

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

#8EDEFE is a cyan with RGB values 142, 222, 254 and HSL 197°, 98%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8EDEFE#8EDEFE
HEX#8EDEFE
RGBrgb(142, 222, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8706, 0.9961
RGB percentages55.7%, 87.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(197.1, 98.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 44.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK44.1%, 12.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,363,198
CSS custom property--colour: #8EDEFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#712101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCDAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCCEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5CE8E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.9Light skyblue · ΔE 9.1Light blue · ΔE 13Powder blue · ΔE 15.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 18Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.9, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEAE8E
Analogous#8EFEE6, #8EA6FE
Triadic#FE8EDE, #DEFE8E
Split complementary#FE8EA6, #FEE68E
Tetradic#E68EFE, #FEAE8E, #A6FE8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3FCFF
Lighter +10%#C1EDFE
Darker −10%#5BCFFE
Darker −20%#29C0FD
Darker −30%#02ADF1
Darker −40%#0288BE
More saturated +25%#8DDEFF
Less saturated −25%#9CD8F0

Channel breakdown

R142
G222
B254
Red142 (55.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue197.14°
Saturation (HSL)98.25%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G DE · B FE

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