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Recognised as Colour

#8AA7FE

  • #8AA7FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8AA7FE is a blue with RGB values 138, 167, 254 and HSL 225°, 98%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8AA7FE#8AA7FE
HEX#8AA7FE
RGBrgb(138, 167, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6549, 0.9961
RGB percentages54.1%, 65.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(225, 98.3%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 45.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK45.7%, 34.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,086,974
CSS custom property--colour: #8AA7FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#755801

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA5FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5EB9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.4Light skyblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEE18A
Analogous#8AE1FE, #A78AFE
Triadic#FE8AA7, #A7FE8A
Split complementary#FEA78A, #E1FE8A
Tetradic#FE8AE1, #FEE18A, #8AFEA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF3FF
Lighter +10%#BDCDFE
Darker −10%#5781FE
Darker −20%#255BFD
Darker −30%#023DED
Darker −40%#0230BA
More saturated +25%#89A6FF
Less saturated −25%#99AEEF

Channel breakdown

R138
G167
B254
Red138 (54.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G A7 · B FE

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