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Recognised as Colour

#8BA2D9

  • #8BA2D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8BA2D9 is a blue with RGB values 139, 162, 217 and HSL 222°, 51%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8BA2D9#8BA2D9
HEX#8BA2D9
RGBrgb(139, 162, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6353, 0.851
RGB percentages54.5%, 63.5%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(222.3, 50.6%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 35.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK35.9%, 25.3%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,151,193
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA2D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#745D26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A6DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#889FD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73ADB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Sky blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9C28B
Analogous#8BC9D9, #9B8BD9
Triadic#D98BA2, #A2D98B
Split complementary#D99B8B, #C9D98B
Tetradic#D98BC9, #D9C28B, #8BD99B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D8E0F2
Lighter +10%#B1C1E6
Darker −10%#6583CC
Darker −20%#3F65BF
Darker −30%#325099
Darker −40%#263C72
More saturated +25%#789AEC
Less saturated −25%#9EAAC6

Channel breakdown

R139
G162
B217
Red139 (54.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue222.31°
Saturation (HSL)50.65%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A2 · B D9

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