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Colour

#8BA4E2

  • #8BA4E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8BA4E2 is a blue with RGB values 139, 164, 226 and HSL 223°, 60%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8BA4E2#8BA4E2
HEX#8BA4E2
RGBrgb(139, 164, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6431, 0.8863
RGB percentages54.5%, 64.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(222.8, 60%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 38.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK38.5%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,151,714
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#745B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA9E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6FB1BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 23.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2C98B
Analogous#8BD0E2, #9D8BE2
Triadic#E28BA4, #A4E28B
Split complementary#E29D8B, #CFE28B
Tetradic#E28BD0, #E2C98B, #8BE29E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE4F6
Lighter +10%#B4C4EC
Darker −10%#6284D8
Darker −20%#3964CE
Darker −30%#2A4FAA
Darker −40%#203C81
More saturated +25%#799CF4
Less saturated −25%#9DACD0

Channel breakdown

R139
G164
B226
Red139 (54.5%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue222.76°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A4 · B E2

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