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Recognised as Colour

#8BABBD

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

#8BABBD is a blue with RGB values 139, 171, 189 and HSL 202°, 27%, 64%. 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

#8BABBD#8BABBD
HEX#8BABBD
RGBrgb(139, 171, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6706, 0.7412
RGB percentages54.5%, 67.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(201.6, 27.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 26.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK26.5%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,153,469
CSS custom property--colour: #8BABBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#745442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2AABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA4BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#7CB0B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Dark grey · ΔE 14.5Cadetblue · ΔE 15.7Sky blue · ΔE 16Light blue · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9D8B
Analogous#8BBDB6, #8B92BD
Triadic#BD8BAB, #ABBD8B
Split complementary#BD8B92, #BDB68B
Tetradic#B68BBD, #BD9D8B, #92BD8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF2F4
Lighter +20%#CCDAE2
Lighter +10%#ACC3CF
Darker −10%#6A93AB
Darker −20%#527A90
Darker −30%#3F5E70
Darker −40%#2D434F
More saturated +25%#74B1D4
Less saturated −25%#A2A5A6

Channel breakdown

R139
G171
B189
Red139 (54.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue201.6°
Saturation (HSL)27.47%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G AB · B BD

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