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Colour

#8AAEFE

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

#8AAEFE is a blue with RGB values 138, 174, 254 and HSL 221°, 98%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8AAEFE#8AAEFE
HEX#8AAEFE
RGBrgb(138, 174, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6824, 0.9961
RGB percentages54.1%, 68.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(221.4, 98.3%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 45.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK45.7%, 31.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,088,766
CSS custom property--colour: #8AAEFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#755101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#84AAFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#5DBFCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.4Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Light steelblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEDA8A
Analogous#8AE8FE, #A08AFE
Triadic#FE8AAE, #AEFE8A
Split complementary#FEA08A, #E8FE8A
Tetradic#FE8AE8, #FEDA8A, #8AFEA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF4FF
Lighter +10%#BDD1FE
Darker −10%#578BFE
Darker −20%#2568FD
Darker −30%#024BED
Darker −40%#023BBA
More saturated +25%#89AEFF
Less saturated −25%#99B4EF

Channel breakdown

R138
G174
B254
Red138 (54.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue221.38°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G AE · B FE

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