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Recognised as Colour

#8FC3FF

  • #8FC3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8FC3FF is a blue with RGB values 143, 195, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8FC3FF#8FC3FF
HEX#8FC3FF
RGBrgb(143, 195, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7647, 1
RGB percentages56.1%, 76.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.1, 100%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 43.9%, 100%)
CMYK43.9%, 23.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,421,823
CSS custom property--colour: #8FC3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#703C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EBAFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#63D0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCB8F
Analogous#8FFBFF, #938FFF
Triadic#FF8FC3, #C3FF8F
Split complementary#FF938F, #FBFF8F
Tetradic#FF8FFB, #FFCB8F, #8FFF93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5FAFF
Lighter +10%#C2DEFF
Darker −10%#5CA8FF
Darker −20%#298CFF
Darker −30%#0072F5
Darker −40%#005AC2
More saturated +25%#8FC3FF
Less saturated −25%#9DC4F1

Channel breakdown

R143
G195
B255
Red143 (56.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G C3 · B FF

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