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Colour

#8FC2E6

  • #8FC2E6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8FC2E6 is a blue with RGB values 143, 194, 230 and HSL 205°, 64%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8FC2E6#8FC2E6
HEX#8FC2E6
RGBrgb(143, 194, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7608, 0.902
RGB percentages56.1%, 76.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(204.8, 63.5%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 37.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK37.8%, 15.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,421,542
CSS custom property--colour: #8FC2E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#703D19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C1E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B8E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#70CBCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.1Sky blue · ΔE 7.9Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 14.3Powder blue · ΔE 19.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6B38F
Analogous#8FE6DE, #8F97E6
Triadic#E68FC2, #C2E68F
Split complementary#E68F97, #E6DE8F
Tetradic#DE8FE6, #E6B38F, #97E68F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2EFF9
Lighter +10%#B9D9EF
Darker −10%#65ABDD
Darker −20%#3C95D3
Darker −30%#287AB4
Darker −40%#1F5E8A
More saturated +25%#7EC5F7
Less saturated −25%#A0BFD5

Channel breakdown

R143
G194
B230
Red143 (56.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue204.83°
Saturation (HSL)63.5%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G C2 · B E6

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