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Recognised as Colour

#8AA1EF

  • #8AA1EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8AA1EF is a blue with RGB values 138, 161, 239 and HSL 226°, 76%, 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

#8AA1EF#8AA1EF
HEX#8AA1EF
RGBrgb(138, 161, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6314, 0.9373
RGB percentages54.1%, 63.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(226.3, 75.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 42.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK42.3%, 32.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,085,423
CSS custom property--colour: #8AA1EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#755E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A9F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA0EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#68B1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Light skyblue · ΔE 28.8Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Plum · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD88A
Analogous#8AD3EF, #A58AEF
Triadic#EF8AA1, #A1EF8A
Split complementary#EFA68A, #D4EF8A
Tetradic#EF8AD4, #EFD88A, #8AEFA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E9FB
Lighter +10%#B7C5F5
Darker −10%#5D7DE9
Darker −20%#3059E3
Darker −30%#1B42C5
Darker −40%#153398
More saturated +25%#7A98FF
Less saturated −25%#9BAADE

Channel breakdown

R138
G161
B239
Red138 (54.1%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue226.34°
Saturation (HSL)75.94%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G A1 · B EF

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