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Recognised as Colour

#8FC6CC

  • #8FC6CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#8FC6CC is a cyan with RGB values 143, 198, 204 and HSL 186°, 37%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#8FC6CC#8FC6CC
HEX#8FC6CC
RGBrgb(143, 198, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7765, 0.8
RGB percentages56.1%, 77.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(185.9, 37.4%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 29.9%, 80%)
CMYK29.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,422,540
CSS custom property--colour: #8FC6CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#703933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC1CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B9CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7ACAC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 9.6Powder blue · ΔE 10Sky blue · ΔE 12.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.2Cadetblue · ΔE 15.7Light steelblue · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC958F
Analogous#8FCCB4, #8FA7CC
Triadic#CC8FC6, #C6CC8F
Split complementary#CC8FA7, #CCB48F
Tetradic#B48FCC, #CC958F, #A8CC8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCFC
Lighter +20%#D5EAEC
Lighter +10%#B2D8DC
Darker −10%#6CB4BC
Darker −20%#4D9FA8
Darker −30%#3D7E85
Darker −40%#2D5D62
More saturated +25%#7BD6E0
Less saturated −25%#A3B6B8

Channel breakdown

R143
G198
B204
Red143 (56.1%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue185.9°
Saturation (HSL)37.42%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G C6 · B CC

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