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Colour

#8EDFFE

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

#8EDFFE is a cyan with RGB values 142, 223, 254 and HSL 197°, 98%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8EDFFE#8EDFFE
HEX#8EDFFE
RGBrgb(142, 223, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8745, 0.9961
RGB percentages55.7%, 87.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(196.6, 98.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.6, 44.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK44.1%, 12.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,363,454
CSS custom property--colour: #8EDFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#712001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEDBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDCEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5BE9E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.2Light skyblue · ΔE 9.8Light blue · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 15.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEAD8E
Analogous#8EFEE5, #8EA7FE
Triadic#FE8EDF, #DFFE8E
Split complementary#FE8EA7, #FEE58E
Tetradic#E58EFE, #FEAD8E, #A7FE8E

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%#5BD1FE
Darker −20%#29C2FD
Darker −30%#02AFF1
Darker −40%#028ABE
More saturated +25%#8DDFFF
Less saturated −25%#9CD9F0

Channel breakdown

R142
G223
B254
Red142 (55.7%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue196.61°
Saturation (HSL)98.25%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G DF · B FE

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