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Recognised as Colour

#168CD8

  • #168CD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#168CD8 is a blue with RGB values 22, 140, 216 and HSL 204°, 82%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#168CD8#168CD8
HEX#168CD8
RGBrgb(22, 140, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.549, 0.8471
RGB percentages8.6%, 54.9%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(203.5, 81.5%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 89.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK89.8%, 35.2%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,477,848
CSS custom property--colour: #168CD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#E97327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#678FDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C7FD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#009FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 31.3Royal blue · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D86216
Analogous#16D8C3, #162BD8
Triadic#D8168C, #8CD816
Split complementary#D8162B, #D8C316
Tetradic#C316D8, #D86216, #2BD816

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1E3F9
Lighter +30%#93CEF4
Lighter +20%#65B9EF
Lighter +10%#36A4EB
Darker −10%#116EAA
Darker −20%#0D507B
Darker −30%#08324D
Darker −40%#03141F
More saturated +25%#0091EE
Less saturated −25%#3486BA

Channel breakdown

R22
G140
B216
Red22 (8.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue203.51°
Saturation (HSL)81.51%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 8C · B D8

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