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Recognised as Colour

#8FC9EF

  • #8FC9EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8FC9EF is a blue with RGB values 143, 201, 239 and HSL 204°, 75%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8FC9EF#8FC9EF
HEX#8FC9EF
RGBrgb(143, 201, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7882, 0.9373
RGB percentages56.1%, 78.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(203.8, 75%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.8, 40.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK40.2%, 15.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,423,343
CSS custom property--colour: #8FC9EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.77:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#703610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C8F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABBDEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6BD3D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.4Sky blue · ΔE 6.6Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 19Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.4, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFB58F
Analogous#8FEFE5, #8F99EF
Triadic#EF8FC9, #C9EF8F
Split complementary#EF8F99, #EFE58F
Tetradic#E58FEF, #EFB58F, #99EF8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F4FC
Lighter +10%#BCDFF5
Darker −10%#62B3E9
Darker −20%#369EE2
Darker −30%#1D84C8
Darker −40%#16679C
More saturated +25%#7FCCFF
Less saturated −25%#9FC6DF

Channel breakdown

R143
G201
B239
Red143 (56.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue203.75°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G C9 · B EF

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