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Recognised as Colour

#8BA9EA

  • #8BA9EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8BA9EA is a blue with RGB values 139, 169, 234 and HSL 221°, 69%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8BA9EA#8BA9EA
HEX#8BA9EA
RGBrgb(139, 169, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6627, 0.9176
RGB percentages54.5%, 66.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(221.1, 69.3%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 40.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK40.6%, 27.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,153,002
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA9EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#745615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92AEEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6BB6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.7Sky blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EACC8B
Analogous#8BD8EA, #9D8BEA
Triadic#EA8BA9, #A9EA8B
Split complementary#EA9C8B, #D8EA8B
Tetradic#EA8BD8, #EACC8B, #8BEA9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E9FA
Lighter +10%#B6C9F2
Darker −10%#6089E2
Darker −20%#3569DA
Darker −30%#2252BA
Darker −40%#1A3F8F
More saturated +25%#7AA3FB
Less saturated −25%#9CAFD9

Channel breakdown

R139
G169
B234
Red139 (54.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue221.05°
Saturation (HSL)69.34%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A9 · B EA

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