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Recognised as Colour

#8FC6FB

  • #8FC6FB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8FC6FB is a blue with RGB values 143, 198, 251 and HSL 209°, 93%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8FC6FB#8FC6FB
HEX#8FC6FB
RGBrgb(143, 198, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7765, 0.9843
RGB percentages56.1%, 77.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(209.4, 93.1%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 43%, 98.4%)
CMYK43%, 21.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,422,587
CSS custom property--colour: #8FC6FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#703904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1C7FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3BCFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#65D2D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.4Sky blue · ΔE 14.8Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 18Light blue · ΔE 22Steel blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBC48F
Analogous#8FFBFA, #8F90FB
Triadic#FB8FC6, #C6FB8F
Split complementary#FB8F90, #FBFA8F
Tetradic#FA8FFB, #FBC48F, #90FB8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F8FF
Lighter +10%#C0DFFD
Darker −10%#5EADF9
Darker −20%#2D94F7
Darker −30%#087BE9
Darker −40%#0761B7
More saturated +25%#8BC6FF
Less saturated −25%#9EC6EC

Channel breakdown

R143
G198
B251
Red143 (56.1%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue209.44°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G C6 · B FB

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