Colour

#8AABCB

#8AABCB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#8AABCB is a blue with RGB values 138, 171, 203 and HSL 210°, 38%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8AABCB#8AABCB

HEX#8AABCB

RGBrgb(138, 171, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6706, 0.7961

RGB percentages54.1%, 67.1%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(209.5, 38.5%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 32%, 79.6%)

CMYK32%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,087,947

CSS custom property--colour: #8AABCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1

Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#755434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FABCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A4CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#76B2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1 Sky blue · ΔE 15.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7 Slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Light blue · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBAA8A

Analogous#8ACBCB, #8A8BCB

Triadic#CB8AAB, #ABCB8A

Split complementary#CB8A8B, #CBCB8A

Tetradic#CB8ACB, #CBAA8A, #8ACB8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F7FA

Lighter +20%#D1DEEA

Lighter +10%#ADC4DB

Darker −10%#6792BB

Darker −20%#4A78A5

Darker −30%#3A5F82

Darker −40%#2A455F

More saturated +25%#75ABE0

Less saturated −25%#9FABB6

Channel breakdown

R138

G171

B203

Red138 (54.1%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue209.54°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G AB · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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