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Recognised as Colour

#8FCBF3

  • #8FCBF3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8FCBF3 is a blue with RGB values 143, 203, 243 and HSL 204°, 81%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8FCBF3#8FCBF3
HEX#8FCBF3
RGBrgb(143, 203, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7961, 0.9529
RGB percentages56.1%, 79.6%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(204, 80.6%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 41.2%, 95.3%)
CMYK41.2%, 16.5%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,423,859
CSS custom property--colour: #8FCBF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#70340C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9CAF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBFF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#68D5D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.3Sky blue · ΔE 7.2Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Light blue · ΔE 15.1Powder blue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 3.27, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3B78F
Analogous#8FF3E9, #8F99F3
Triadic#F38FCB, #CBF38F
Split complementary#F38F99, #F3E98F
Tetradic#E98FF3, #F3B78F, #99F38F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF6FD
Lighter +10%#BDE0F8
Darker −10%#61B6EE
Darker −20%#33A0E9
Darker −30%#1787D2
Darker −40%#126AA4
More saturated +25%#83CDFF
Less saturated −25%#9FC8E3

Channel breakdown

R143
G203
B243
Red143 (56.1%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)80.65%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G CB · B F3

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