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Recognised as Colour

#8AABDA

  • #8AABDA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8AABDA is a blue with RGB values 138, 171, 218 and HSL 215°, 52%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8AABDA#8AABDA
HEX#8AABDA
RGBrgb(138, 171, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6706, 0.8549
RGB percentages54.1%, 67.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(215.3, 51.9%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 36.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK36.7%, 21.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,087,962
CSS custom property--colour: #8AABDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#755425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AADDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A5D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#70B5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAB98A
Analogous#8AD3DA, #918ADA
Triadic#DA8AAB, #ABDA8A
Split complementary#DA918A, #D3DA8A
Tetradic#DA8AD3, #DAB98A, #8ADA91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D7E3F3
Lighter +10%#B1C7E6
Darker −10%#638FCE
Darker −20%#3D73C1
Darker −30%#315C9A
Darker −40%#254573
More saturated +25%#77A8ED
Less saturated −25%#9DAEC7

Channel breakdown

R138
G171
B218
Red138 (54.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue215.25°
Saturation (HSL)51.95%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G AB · B DA

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