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Recognised as Colour

#8AABE7

  • #8AABE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8AABE7 is a blue with RGB values 138, 171, 231 and HSL 219°, 66%, 72%. 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

#8AABE7#8AABE7
HEX#8AABE7
RGBrgb(138, 171, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6706, 0.9059
RGB percentages54.1%, 67.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(218.7, 66%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 40.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK40.3%, 26%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,087,975
CSS custom property--colour: #8AABE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#755418

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96AFEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA6E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6AB8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 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 text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.3Sky blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7C68A
Analogous#8AD9E7, #988AE7
Triadic#E78AAB, #ABE78A
Split complementary#E7988A, #D9E78A
Tetradic#E78AD9, #E7C68A, #8AE798

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE8F8
Lighter +10%#B4C9F0
Darker −10%#608DDE
Darker −20%#356ED6
Darker −30%#2557B3
Darker −40%#1C4389
More saturated +25%#78A6F9
Less saturated −25%#9CB0D5

Channel breakdown

R138
G171
B231
Red138 (54.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue218.71°
Saturation (HSL)65.96%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G AB · B E7

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