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Colour

#8AABF0

  • #8AABF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8AABF0 is a blue with RGB values 138, 171, 240 and HSL 221°, 77%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8AABF0#8AABF0
HEX#8AABF0
RGBrgb(138, 171, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6706, 0.9412
RGB percentages54.1%, 67.1%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(220.6, 77.3%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 42.5%, 94.1%)
CMYK42.5%, 28.8%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,087,984
CSS custom property--colour: #8AABF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#75540F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B0F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A7EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#66B9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Light skyblue · ΔE 21.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0CF8A
Analogous#8ADEF0, #9C8AF0
Triadic#F08AAB, #ABF08A
Split complementary#F09C8A, #DEF08A
Tetradic#F08ADE, #F0CF8A, #8AF09C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4ECFC
Lighter +10%#B7CBF6
Darker −10%#5D8BEA
Darker −20%#306AE4
Darker −30%#1A52C7
Darker −40%#143F9A
More saturated +25%#7BA6FF
Less saturated −25%#9BB1E0

Channel breakdown

R138
G171
B240
Red138 (54.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue220.59°
Saturation (HSL)77.27%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G AB · B F0

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