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Recognised as Colour

#8BA2D5

  • #8BA2D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8BA2D5 is a blue with RGB values 139, 162, 213 and HSL 221°, 47%, 69%. 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

#8BA2D5#8BA2D5
HEX#8BA2D5
RGBrgb(139, 162, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6353, 0.8353
RGB percentages54.5%, 63.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(221.4, 46.8%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 34.7%, 83.5%)
CMYK34.7%, 23.9%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,151,189
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA2D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#745D2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A6D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A9FD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#75ACB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5BE8B
Analogous#8BC7D5, #998BD5
Triadic#D58BA2, #A2D58B
Split complementary#D5998B, #C7D58B
Tetradic#D58BC7, #D5BE8B, #8BD599

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFE
Lighter +20%#D6DEF0
Lighter +10%#B0C0E3
Darker −10%#6684C7
Darker −20%#4267B8
Darker −30%#355292
Darker −40%#273D6D
More saturated +25%#779BE9
Less saturated −25%#9FA9C1

Channel breakdown

R139
G162
B213
Red139 (54.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue221.35°
Saturation (HSL)46.84%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A2 · B D5

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