#8AE9FF
A light, vivid cyan closely aligning with Skyblue.
About #8AE9FF
Visually, #8AE9FF is defined as a vivid cyan. Designers often compare it to the standard color Skyblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 233, and 255.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 46% Cyan, 9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#8AE9FF
RGB138, 233, 255
HSL191.3°, 100.0%, 77.1%
CMYK46%, 9%, 0%, 0%
HSV191.3°, 45.9%, 100.0%
LAB87.4, -22.6, -19.4
XYZ57.7, 70.9, 105.3
Decimal9103871
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.38:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
15.18:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.32:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.91:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #8AE9FF;
}
.text-color {
color: #8AE9FF;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #8AE9FF;
}