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Recognised as Colour

#8BAAEF

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

#8BAAEF is a blue with RGB values 139, 170, 239 and HSL 221°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8BAAEF#8BAAEF
HEX#8BAAEF
RGBrgb(139, 170, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6667, 0.9373
RGB percentages54.5%, 66.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(221.4, 75.8%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 41.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK41.8%, 28.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,153,263
CSS custom property--colour: #8BAAEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#745510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92AFF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A6EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#68B8C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD08B
Analogous#8BDCEF, #9E8BEF
Triadic#EF8BAA, #AAEF8B
Split complementary#EF9E8B, #DCEF8B
Tetradic#EF8BDC, #EFD08B, #8BEF9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5ECFB
Lighter +10%#B8CBF5
Darker −10%#5E89E9
Darker −20%#3168E3
Darker −30%#1B50C6
Darker −40%#153E99
More saturated +25%#7BA4FF
Less saturated −25%#9CB0DF

Channel breakdown

R139
G170
B239
Red139 (54.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue221.4°
Saturation (HSL)75.76%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G AA · B EF

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