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Recognised as Colour

#8AABD1

  • #8AABD1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8AABD1 is a blue with RGB values 138, 171, 209 and HSL 212°, 44%, 68%. 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

#8AABD1#8AABD1
HEX#8AABD1
RGBrgb(138, 171, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6706, 0.8196
RGB percentages54.1%, 67.1%, 82%
HSLhsl(212.1, 43.6%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 34%, 82%)
CMYK34%, 18.2%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,087,953
CSS custom property--colour: #8AABD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#75542E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DACD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A5D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#74B3B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3Light skyblue · ΔE 15Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1B08A
Analogous#8ACFD1, #8D8AD1
Triadic#D18AAB, #ABD18A
Split complementary#D18D8A, #CFD18A
Tetradic#D18ACF, #D1B08A, #8AD18D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FAFC
Lighter +20%#D3E0EE
Lighter +10%#AFC5DF
Darker −10%#6591C3
Darker −20%#4577B0
Darker −30%#375E8B
Darker −40%#284567
More saturated +25%#76AAE5
Less saturated −25%#9EACBD

Channel breakdown

R138
G171
B209
Red138 (54.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue212.11°
Saturation (HSL)43.56%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G AB · B D1

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