Recognised as Colour

#8BACC2

#8BACC2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#8BACC2 is a blue with RGB values 139, 172, 194 and HSL 204°, 31%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8BACC2#8BACC2

HEX#8BACC2

RGBrgb(139, 172, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6745, 0.7608

RGB percentages54.5%, 67.5%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(204, 31.1%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204, 28.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK28.4%, 11.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,153,730

CSS custom property--colour: #8BACC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38889WCAG 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 8.78:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#74533D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2ABC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BA5C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7AB2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.9 Sky blue · ΔE 15.1 Dark grey · ΔE 16.1 Light blue · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C2A18B

Analogous#8BC2BC, #8B90C2

Triadic#C28BAC, #ACC28B

Split complementary#C28B90, #C2BC8B

Tetradic#BC8BC2, #C2A18B, #90C28B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFF4F7

Lighter +20%#CEDCE5

Lighter +10%#ACC4D4

Darker −10%#6A94B0

Darker −20%#507B97

Darker −30%#3E6076

Darker −40%#2C4555

More saturated +25%#75B0D8

Less saturated −25%#A1A8AC

Channel breakdown

R139

G172

B194

Red139 (54.5%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue204°

Saturation (HSL)31.07%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G AC · B C2

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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