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Colour

#8AAAEF

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

#8AAAEF is a blue with RGB values 138, 170, 239 and HSL 221°, 76%, 74%. 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

#8AAAEF#8AAAEF
HEX#8AAAEF
RGBrgb(138, 170, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6667, 0.9373
RGB percentages54.1%, 66.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(221, 75.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 42.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK42.3%, 28.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,087,727
CSS custom property--colour: #8AAAEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#755510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91AFF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A6EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#66B8C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFCF8A
Analogous#8ADDEF, #9C8AEF
Triadic#EF8AAA, #AAEF8A
Split complementary#EF9C8A, #DDEF8A
Tetradic#EF8ADD, #EFCF8A, #8AEF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4EBFB
Lighter +10%#B7CBF5
Darker −10%#5D89E9
Darker −20%#3069E3
Darker −30%#1B51C5
Darker −40%#153E98
More saturated +25%#7AA4FF
Less saturated −25%#9BB0DE

Channel breakdown

R138
G170
B239
Red138 (54.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue220.99°
Saturation (HSL)75.94%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G AA · B EF

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