Recognised as Colour

#8AA7D1

#8AA7D1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#8AA7D1 is a blue with RGB values 138, 167, 209 and HSL 215°, 44%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8AA7D1#8AA7D1

HEX#8AA7D1

RGBrgb(138, 167, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6549, 0.8196

RGB percentages54.1%, 65.5%, 82%

HSLhsl(215.5, 43.6%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 34%, 82%)

CMYK34%, 20.1%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,086,929

CSS custom property--colour: #8AA7D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#75582E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98A9D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A2D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#74B0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7 Steel blue · ΔE 17.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Sky blue · ΔE 19.1 Slate grey · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1B48A

Analogous#8ACBD1, #908AD1

Triadic#D18AA7, #A7D18A

Split complementary#D1918A, #CBD18A

Tetradic#D18ACB, #D1B48A, #8AD191

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8FAFC

Lighter +20%#D3DEEE

Lighter +10%#AFC3DF

Darker −10%#658BC3

Darker −20%#4571B0

Darker −30%#37598B

Darker −40%#284267

More saturated +25%#76A3E5

Less saturated −25%#9EABBD

Channel breakdown

R138

G167

B209

Red138 (54.1%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue215.49°

Saturation (HSL)43.56%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G A7 · B D1

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Colour harmonies

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