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Recognised as Colour

#8AABEB

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

#8AABEB is a blue with RGB values 138, 171, 235 and HSL 220°, 71%, 73%. 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

#8AABEB#8AABEB
HEX#8AABEB
RGBrgb(138, 171, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6706, 0.9216
RGB percentages54.1%, 67.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(219.6, 70.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 41.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK41.3%, 27.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,087,979
CSS custom property--colour: #8AABEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#755414

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B0EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA7EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#68B8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 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 text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.6Sky blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBCA8A
Analogous#8ADCEB, #998AEB
Triadic#EB8AAB, #ABEB8A
Split complementary#EB998A, #DCEB8A
Tetradic#EB8ADC, #EBCA8A, #8AEB99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EAFA
Lighter +10%#B6CAF2
Darker −10%#5E8CE4
Darker −20%#336CDC
Darker −30%#2055BC
Darker −40%#194190
More saturated +25%#79A6FC
Less saturated −25%#9BB0DA

Channel breakdown

R138
G171
B235
Red138 (54.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue219.59°
Saturation (HSL)70.8%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G AB · B EB

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