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Recognised as Colour

#8BA9CF

  • #8BA9CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8BA9CF is a blue with RGB values 139, 169, 207 and HSL 214°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8BA9CF#8BA9CF
HEX#8BA9CF
RGBrgb(139, 169, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6627, 0.8118
RGB percentages54.5%, 66.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(213.5, 41.5%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 32.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK32.9%, 18.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,152,975
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA9CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#745630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BAAD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A3CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#76B1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Slate grey · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB18B
Analogous#8BCBCF, #8F8BCF
Triadic#CF8BA9, #A9CF8B
Split complementary#CF8F8B, #CBCF8B
Tetradic#CF8BCB, #CFB18B, #8BCF8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FC
Lighter +20%#D3DEED
Lighter +10%#AFC4DE
Darker −10%#678EC0
Darker −20%#4774AD
Darker −30%#385C89
Darker −40%#2A4464
More saturated +25%#77A7E3
Less saturated −25%#A0ABBB

Channel breakdown

R139
G169
B207
Red139 (54.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue213.53°
Saturation (HSL)41.46%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A9 · B CF

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