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Recognised as Colour

#8EF2FF

  • #8EF2FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8EF2FF is a cyan with RGB values 142, 242, 255 and HSL 187°, 100%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8EF2FF#8EF2FF
HEX#8EF2FF
RGBrgb(142, 242, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.949, 1
RGB percentages55.7%, 94.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(186.9, 100%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 44.3%, 100%)
CMYK44.3%, 5.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,368,319
CSS custom property--colour: #8EF2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.3:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#710D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3EBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1DDFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#56FAF6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.1Powder blue · ΔE 14.6Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Light blue · ΔE 16.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9B8E
Analogous#8EFFD3, #8EBAFF
Triadic#FF8EF2, #F2FF8E
Split complementary#FF8EBA, #FFD38E
Tetradic#D38EFF, #FF9B8E, #BAFF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4FEFF
Lighter +10%#C1F8FF
Darker −10%#5BECFF
Darker −20%#28E6FF
Darker −30%#00D8F4
Darker −40%#00ABC1
More saturated +25%#8EF2FF
Less saturated −25%#9CE7F1

Channel breakdown

R142
G242
B255
Red142 (55.7%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue186.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G F2 · B FF

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