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Colour

#8B9ECD

  • #8B9ECD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8B9ECD is a blue with RGB values 139, 158, 205 and HSL 223°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8B9ECD
RGBrgb(139, 158, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6196, 0.8039
RGB percentages54.5%, 62%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(222.7, 39.8%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 32.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK32.2%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,150,157
CSS custom property--colour: #8B9ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#746132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA2CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#899CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#78A7AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDBA8B
Analogous#8BBFCD, #998BCD
Triadic#CD8B9E, #9ECD8B
Split complementary#CD998B, #BFCD8B
Tetradic#CD8BBF, #CDBA8B, #8BCD99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7FB
Lighter +20%#D2DAEC
Lighter +10%#AFBCDC
Darker −10%#6780BE
Darker −20%#4965A9
Darker −30%#3A4F85
Darker −40%#2A3A62
More saturated +25%#7695E2
Less saturated −25%#A0A7B8

Channel breakdown

R139
G158
B205
Red139 (54.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue222.73°
Saturation (HSL)39.76%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 9E · B CD

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