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Recognised as Colour

#8BACE0

  • #8BACE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8BACE0 is a blue with RGB values 139, 172, 224 and HSL 217°, 58%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8BACE0#8BACE0
HEX#8BACE0
RGBrgb(139, 172, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6745, 0.8784
RGB percentages54.5%, 67.5%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(216.7, 57.8%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 37.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK37.9%, 23.2%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,153,760
CSS custom property--colour: #8BACE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#74531F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AAFE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A7DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6FB7BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 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 text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 18.3Sky blue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0BF8B
Analogous#8BD6E0, #958BE0
Triadic#E08BAC, #ACE08B
Split complementary#E0948B, #D6E08B
Tetradic#E08BD6, #E0BF8B, #8BE094

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE6F6
Lighter +10%#B3C9EB
Darker −10%#638FD5
Darker −20%#3B72CA
Darker −30%#2C5BA6
Darker −40%#22457D
More saturated +25%#79A8F2
Less saturated −25%#9DB0CE

Channel breakdown

R139
G172
B224
Red139 (54.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue216.71°
Saturation (HSL)57.82%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G AC · B E0

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