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Colour

#8BA1D9

  • #8BA1D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8BA1D9 is a blue with RGB values 139, 161, 217 and HSL 223°, 51%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8BA1D9#8BA1D9
HEX#8BA1D9
RGBrgb(139, 161, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6314, 0.851
RGB percentages54.5%, 63.1%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(223.1, 50.6%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 35.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK35.9%, 25.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,150,937
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA1D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#745E26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA5DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#879FD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#73ACB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Light steelblue · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 21.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9Slate grey · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9C38B
Analogous#8BC8D9, #9C8BD9
Triadic#D98BA1, #A1D98B
Split complementary#D99C8B, #C8D98B
Tetradic#D98BC8, #D9C38B, #8BD99C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D8DFF2
Lighter +10%#B1C0E6
Darker −10%#6582CC
Darker −20%#3F63BF
Darker −30%#324F99
Darker −40%#263B72
More saturated +25%#7899EC
Less saturated −25%#9EA9C6

Channel breakdown

R139
G161
B217
Red139 (54.5%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue223.08°
Saturation (HSL)50.65%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A1 · B D9

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