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Recognised as Colour

#8A9ECD

  • #8A9ECD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8A9ECD is a blue with RGB values 138, 158, 205 and HSL 222°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8A9ECD
RGBrgb(138, 158, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6196, 0.8039
RGB percentages54.1%, 62%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(222.1, 40.1%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 32.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK32.7%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,084,621
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#756132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA1CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#899BCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#77A7AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB98A
Analogous#8AC0CD, #978ACD
Triadic#CD8A9E, #9ECD8A
Split complementary#CD978A, #C0CD8A
Tetradic#CD8AC0, #CDB98A, #8ACD98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7FB
Lighter +20%#D1D9EC
Lighter +10%#AEBCDC
Darker −10%#6680BE
Darker −20%#4865A9
Darker −30%#395085
Darker −40%#2A3A61
More saturated +25%#7596E2
Less saturated −25%#9FA6B8

Channel breakdown

R138
G158
B205
Red138 (54.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue222.09°
Saturation (HSL)40.12%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 9E · B CD

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