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Recognised as Colour

#8AA9CC

  • #8AA9CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8AA9CC is a blue with RGB values 138, 169, 204 and HSL 212°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8AA9CC#8AA9CC
HEX#8AA9CC
RGBrgb(138, 169, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6627, 0.8
RGB percentages54.1%, 66.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(211.8, 39.3%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.8, 32.4%, 80%)
CMYK32.4%, 17.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,087,436
CSS custom property--colour: #8AA9CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#755633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CAACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A3CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#76B1B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAD8A
Analogous#8ACACC, #8C8ACC
Triadic#CC8AA9, #A9CC8A
Split complementary#CC8C8A, #CACC8A
Tetradic#CC8ACA, #CCAD8A, #8ACC8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7FA
Lighter +20%#D1DDEB
Lighter +10%#AEC3DB
Darker −10%#668FBD
Darker −20%#4975A7
Darker −30%#395C84
Darker −40%#2A4360
More saturated +25%#75A8E1
Less saturated −25%#9FAAB7

Channel breakdown

R138
G169
B204
Red138 (54.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue211.82°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G A9 · B CC

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