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Colour

#8AB7FA

  • #8AB7FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8AB7FA is a blue with RGB values 138, 183, 250 and HSL 216°, 92%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8AB7FA#8AB7FA
HEX#8AB7FA
RGBrgb(138, 183, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7176, 0.9804
RGB percentages54.1%, 71.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(215.9, 91.8%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 44.8%, 98%)
CMYK44.8%, 26.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,091,066
CSS custom property--colour: #8AB7FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#754805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EBBFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#91B0F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5EC6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4Sky blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FACD8A
Analogous#8AEFFA, #958AFA
Triadic#FA8AB7, #B7FA8A
Split complementary#FA958A, #EFFA8A
Tetradic#FA8AEF, #FACD8A, #8AFA95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF3FE
Lighter +10%#BBD5FC
Darker −10%#5999F8
Darker −20%#287BF6
Darker −30%#0A60E1
Darker −40%#084BB0
More saturated +25%#85B6FF
Less saturated −25%#99BAEB

Channel breakdown

R138
G183
B250
Red138 (54.1%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue215.89°
Saturation (HSL)91.8%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G B7 · B FA

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