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Colour

#8AADFB

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

#8AADFB is a blue with RGB values 138, 173, 251 and HSL 221°, 93%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8AADFB#8AADFB
HEX#8AADFB
RGBrgb(138, 173, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6784, 0.9843
RGB percentages54.1%, 67.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(221.4, 93.4%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 45%, 98.4%)
CMYK45%, 31.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,088,507
CSS custom property--colour: #8AADFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#755204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B3FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A9F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5FBDC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.8Light steelblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBD88A
Analogous#8AE6FB, #9F8AFB
Triadic#FB8AAD, #ADFB8A
Split complementary#FB9F8A, #E6FB8A
Tetradic#FB8AE6, #FBD88A, #8AFB9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF2FE
Lighter +10%#BBD0FD
Darker −10%#598AF9
Darker −20%#2768F8
Darker −30%#084CE4
Darker −40%#063CB3
More saturated +25%#86ABFF
Less saturated −25%#99B3EC

Channel breakdown

R138
G173
B251
Red138 (54.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue221.42°
Saturation (HSL)93.39%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G AD · B FB

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