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Colour

#8AA7EA

  • #8AA7EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8AA7EA is a blue with RGB values 138, 167, 234 and HSL 222°, 70%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8AA7EA#8AA7EA
HEX#8AA7EA
RGBrgb(138, 167, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6549, 0.9176
RGB percentages54.1%, 65.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(221.9, 69.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 41%, 91.8%)
CMYK41%, 28.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,086,954
CSS custom property--colour: #8AA7EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#755815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90ACEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A4E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#69B5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EACD8A
Analogous#8AD7EA, #9D8AEA
Triadic#EA8AA7, #A7EA8A
Split complementary#EA9D8A, #D7EA8A
Tetradic#EA8AD7, #EACD8A, #8AEA9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E8FA
Lighter +10%#B5C8F2
Darker −10%#5F86E2
Darker −20%#3466DA
Darker −30%#214FBA
Darker −40%#1A3D8E
More saturated +25%#79A0FB
Less saturated −25%#9BAED9

Channel breakdown

R138
G167
B234
Red138 (54.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue221.88°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G A7 · B EA

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