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Recognised as Colour

#8FBCCC

  • #8FBCCC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#8FBCCC is a cyan with RGB values 143, 188, 204 and HSL 196°, 37%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#8FBCCC#8FBCCC
HEX#8FBCCC
RGBrgb(143, 188, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7373, 0.8
RGB percentages56.1%, 73.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(195.7, 37.4%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.7, 29.9%, 80%)
CMYK29.9%, 7.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,419,980
CSS custom property--colour: #8FBCCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#704333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B9CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7BC1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10.3Sky blue · ΔE 10.7Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Powder blue · ΔE 13.7Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9F8F
Analogous#8FCCBE, #8F9DCC
Triadic#CC8FBC, #BCCC8F
Split complementary#CC8F9D, #CCBE8F
Tetradic#BE8FCC, #CC9F8F, #9DCC8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FBFC
Lighter +20%#D5E6EC
Lighter +10%#B2D1DC
Darker −10%#6CA7BC
Darker −20%#4D90A8
Darker −30%#3D7285
Darker −40%#2D5462
More saturated +25%#7BC6E0
Less saturated −25%#A3B2B8

Channel breakdown

R143
G188
B204
Red143 (56.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue195.74°
Saturation (HSL)37.42%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G BC · B CC

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