Recognised as Colour

#8AA1ED

#8AA1ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8AA1ED is a blue with RGB values 138, 161, 237 and HSL 226°, 73%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8AA1ED

RGBrgb(138, 161, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6314, 0.9294

RGB percentages54.1%, 63.1%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(226.1, 73.3%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 41.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK41.8%, 32.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,085,421

CSS custom property--colour: #8AA1ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#755E12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87A8F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7EA0EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#69B0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.2 Steel blue · ΔE 22.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.9 Plum · ΔE 29.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EDD68A

Analogous#8AD3ED, #A48AED

Triadic#ED8AA1, #A1ED8A

Split complementary#EDA58A, #D3ED8A

Tetradic#ED8AD3, #EDD68A, #8AEDA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E2E8FB

Lighter +10%#B6C5F4

Darker −10%#5E7DE6

Darker −20%#325ADF

Darker −30%#1E43C0

Darker −40%#173494

More saturated +25%#7998FE

Less saturated −25%#9BAADC

Channel breakdown

R138

G161

B237

Red138 (54.1%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue226.06°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G A1 · B ED

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Colour values

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