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Colour

#8FD6EB

  • #8FD6EB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8FD6EB is a cyan with RGB values 143, 214, 235 and HSL 194°, 70%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8FD6EB#8FD6EB
HEX#8FD6EB
RGBrgb(143, 214, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.8392, 0.9216
RGB percentages56.1%, 83.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(193.7, 69.7%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.7, 39.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK39.1%, 8.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,426,667
CSS custom property--colour: #8FD6EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#702914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D2ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC7EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6ADEDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.2Light blue · ΔE 8.6Powder blue · ΔE 10.7Light skyblue · ΔE 12.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 14Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.18, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBA48F
Analogous#8FEBD2, #8FA8EB
Triadic#EB8FD6, #D6EB8F
Split complementary#EB8FA8, #EBD28F
Tetradic#D28FEB, #EBA48F, #A8EB8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6F6FA
Lighter +10%#BAE6F3
Darker −10%#64C6E3
Darker −20%#38B6DC
Darker −30%#229BBF
Darker −40%#1A7894
More saturated +25%#7FDFFC
Less saturated −25%#A0CDDB

Channel breakdown

R143
G214
B235
Red143 (56.1%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue193.7°
Saturation (HSL)69.7%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G D6 · B EB

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