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Recognised as Colour

#8AA0CC

  • #8AA0CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8AA0CC is a blue with RGB values 138, 160, 204 and HSL 220°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8AA0CC#8AA0CC
HEX#8AA0CC
RGBrgb(138, 160, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6275, 0.8
RGB percentages54.1%, 62.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(220, 39.3%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 32.4%, 80%)
CMYK32.4%, 21.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,085,132
CSS custom property--colour: #8AA0CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#755F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A3CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B9DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#77A9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Sky blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB68A
Analogous#8AC1CC, #958ACC
Triadic#CC8AA0, #A0CC8A
Split complementary#CC958A, #C1CC8A
Tetradic#CC8AC1, #CCB68A, #8ACC95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7FA
Lighter +20%#D1DAEB
Lighter +10%#AEBDDB
Darker −10%#6683BD
Darker −20%#4968A7
Darker −30%#395284
Darker −40%#2A3C60
More saturated +25%#7599E1
Less saturated −25%#9FA7B7

Channel breakdown

R138
G160
B204
Red138 (54.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G A0 · B CC

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