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Recognised as Colour

#8AAAEC

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

#8AAAEC is a blue with RGB values 138, 170, 236 and HSL 220°, 72%, 73%. 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

#8AAAEC#8AAAEC
HEX#8AAAEC
RGBrgb(138, 170, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6667, 0.9255
RGB percentages54.1%, 66.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(220.4, 72.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 41.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK41.5%, 28%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,087,724
CSS custom property--colour: #8AAAEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 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#A8A8A8
Inverted#755513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93AFEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A6EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#68B8C1no 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 text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.2Sky blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECCC8A
Analogous#8ADBEC, #9B8AEC
Triadic#EC8AAA, #AAEC8A
Split complementary#EC9B8A, #DBEC8A
Tetradic#EC8ADB, #ECCC8A, #8AEC9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2EAFA
Lighter +10%#B6CAF3
Darker −10%#5E8AE5
Darker −20%#326ADE
Darker −30%#1F53BE
Darker −40%#184092
More saturated +25%#79A4FD
Less saturated −25%#9BB0DB

Channel breakdown

R138
G170
B236
Red138 (54.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue220.41°
Saturation (HSL)72.06%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G AA · B EC

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