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Recognised as Colour

#8AA2CF

  • #8AA2CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8AA2CF is a blue with RGB values 138, 162, 207 and HSL 219°, 42%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8AA2CF#8AA2CF
HEX#8AA2CF
RGBrgb(138, 162, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6353, 0.8118
RGB percentages54.1%, 63.5%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(219.1, 41.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 33.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK33.3%, 21.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,085,647
CSS custom property--colour: #8AA2CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#755D30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A5D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9ECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#76ABB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 20.7Sky blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB78A
Analogous#8AC4CF, #958ACF
Triadic#CF8AA2, #A2CF8A
Split complementary#CF958A, #C4CF8A
Tetradic#CF8AC4, #CFB78A, #8ACF95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F8FC
Lighter +20%#D2DBED
Lighter +10%#AEBFDE
Darker −10%#6685C0
Darker −20%#476AAC
Darker −30%#385488
Darker −40%#293E64
More saturated +25%#759CE4
Less saturated −25%#9FA8BA

Channel breakdown

R138
G162
B207
Red138 (54.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)41.82%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G A2 · B CF

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