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Colour

#8AB6FF

  • #8AB6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8AB6FF is a blue with RGB values 138, 182, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8AB6FF#8AB6FF
HEX#8AB6FF
RGBrgb(138, 182, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7137, 1
RGB percentages54.1%, 71.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.4, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 28.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,090,815
CSS custom property--colour: #8AB6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#754900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BBBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DB0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#5BC6D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 22Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD38A
Analogous#8AF0FF, #998AFF
Triadic#FF8AB6, #B6FF8A
Split complementary#FF998A, #F0FF8A
Tetradic#FF8AF0, #FFD38A, #8AFF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F6FF
Lighter +10%#BDD6FF
Darker −10%#5796FF
Darker −20%#2476FF
Darker −30%#005AF0
Darker −40%#0047BD
More saturated +25%#8AB6FF
Less saturated −25%#99BAF0

Channel breakdown

R138
G182
B255
Red138 (54.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G B6 · B FF

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