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Recognised as Colour

#8B9CD0

  • #8B9CD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8B9CD0 is a blue with RGB values 139, 156, 208 and HSL 225°, 42%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8B9CD0#8B9CD0
HEX#8B9CD0
RGBrgb(139, 156, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6118, 0.8157
RGB percentages54.5%, 61.2%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(225.2, 42.3%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 33.2%, 81.6%)
CMYK33.2%, 25%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,149,648
CSS custom property--colour: #8B9CD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#74632F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA0D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#869BCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#77A6AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0BF8B
Analogous#8BBFD0, #9C8BD0
Triadic#D08B9C, #9CD08B
Split complementary#D09D8B, #BFD08B
Tetradic#D08BBF, #D0BF8B, #8BD09D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9FC
Lighter +20%#D4DAED
Lighter +10%#AFBBDF
Darker −10%#677DC1
Darker −20%#4760AE
Darker −30%#384C8A
Darker −40%#293866
More saturated +25%#7792E4
Less saturated −25%#9FA6BC

Channel breakdown

R139
G156
B208
Red139 (54.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue225.22°
Saturation (HSL)42.33%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 9C · B D0

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