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Recognised as Colour

#8BAAF7

  • #8BAAF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8BAAF7 is a blue with RGB values 139, 170, 247 and HSL 223°, 87%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8BAAF7#8BAAF7
HEX#8BAAF7
RGBrgb(139, 170, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6667, 0.9686
RGB percentages54.5%, 66.7%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(222.8, 87.1%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 43.7%, 96.9%)
CMYK43.7%, 31.2%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,153,271
CSS custom property--colour: #8BAAF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#745508

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB1FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A7F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#64BAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light steelblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7D88B
Analogous#8BE0F7, #A28BF7
Triadic#F78BAA, #AAF78B
Split complementary#F7A28B, #E0F78B
Tetradic#F78BE0, #F7D88B, #8BF7A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF0FE
Lighter +10%#BBCDFA
Darker −10%#5B87F4
Darker −20%#2C64F0
Darker −30%#0F49DA
Darker −40%#0C39AA
More saturated +25%#83A7FF
Less saturated −25%#9BB1E8

Channel breakdown

R139
G170
B247
Red139 (54.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue222.78°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G AA · B F7

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