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Colour

#8AA8FF

  • #8AA8FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8AA8FF is a blue with RGB values 138, 168, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8AA8FF#8AA8FF
HEX#8AA8FF
RGBrgb(138, 168, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6588, 1
RGB percentages54.1%, 65.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.6, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 34.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,087,231
CSS custom property--colour: #8AA8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#755700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5DBAC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.1Light skyblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE18A
Analogous#8AE2FF, #A78AFF
Triadic#FF8AA8, #A8FF8A
Split complementary#FFA78A, #E2FF8A
Tetradic#FF8AE3, #FFE18A, #8AFFA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F4FF
Lighter +10%#BDCEFF
Darker −10%#5782FF
Darker −20%#245CFF
Darker −30%#003EF0
Darker −40%#0030BD
More saturated +25%#8AA8FF
Less saturated −25%#99AFF0

Channel breakdown

R138
G168
B255
Red138 (54.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G A8 · B FF

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