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Colour

#8BA3F4

  • #8BA3F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8BA3F4 is a blue with RGB values 139, 163, 244 and HSL 226°, 83%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8BA3F4#8BA3F4
HEX#8BA3F4
RGBrgb(139, 163, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6392, 0.9569
RGB percentages54.5%, 63.9%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(226.3, 82.7%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 43%, 95.7%)
CMYK43%, 33.2%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,151,476
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA3F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#745C0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86ABF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA2F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#67B4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Light skyblue · ΔE 29.5Plum · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4DC8B
Analogous#8BD8F4, #A78BF4
Triadic#F48BA3, #A3F48B
Split complementary#F4A78B, #D8F48B
Tetradic#F48BD8, #F4DC8B, #8BF4A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EDFD
Lighter +10%#BAC8F8
Darker −10%#5C7EF0
Darker −20%#2E59EB
Darker −30%#143FD2
Darker −40%#1031A3
More saturated +25%#809DFF
Less saturated −25%#9BACE4

Channel breakdown

R139
G163
B244
Red139 (54.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue226.29°
Saturation (HSL)82.68%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A3 · B F4

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