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Recognised as Colour

#8AAFFC

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

#8AAFFC is a blue with RGB values 138, 175, 252 and HSL 221°, 95%, 76%. 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

#8AAFFC#8AAFFC
HEX#8AAFFC
RGBrgb(138, 175, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6863, 0.9882
RGB percentages54.1%, 68.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(220.5, 95%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 45.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK45.2%, 30.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,089,020
CSS custom property--colour: #8AAFFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#755003

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#87ABFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5EBFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCD78A
Analogous#8AE8FC, #9E8AFC
Triadic#FC8AAF, #AFFC8A
Split complementary#FC9E8A, #E8FC8A
Tetradic#FC8AE8, #FCD78A, #8AFC9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF3FF
Lighter +10%#BCD1FD
Darker −10%#588DFB
Darker −20%#276BF9
Darker −30%#064FE7
Darker −40%#053EB5
More saturated +25%#87AEFF
Less saturated −25%#99B4ED

Channel breakdown

R138
G175
B252
Red138 (54.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue220.53°
Saturation (HSL)95%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G AF · B FC

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