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Recognised as Colour

#8BADC2

  • #8BADC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8BADC2 is a blue with RGB values 139, 173, 194 and HSL 203°, 31%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8BADC2#8BADC2
HEX#8BADC2
RGBrgb(139, 173, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6784, 0.7608
RGB percentages54.5%, 67.8%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(202.9, 31.1%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 28.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK28.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,153,986
CSS custom property--colour: #8BADC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#74523D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3ACC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA6C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7AB3B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.9Light slate grey · ΔE 14.2Sky blue · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 15.7Dark grey · ΔE 15.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2A08B
Analogous#8BC2BB, #8B92C2
Triadic#C28BAD, #ADC28B
Split complementary#C28B92, #C2BB8B
Tetradic#BB8BC2, #C2A08B, #92C28B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF4F7
Lighter +20%#CEDCE5
Lighter +10%#ACC5D4
Darker −10%#6A95B0
Darker −20%#507C97
Darker −30%#3E6176
Darker −40%#2C4555
More saturated +25%#75B2D8
Less saturated −25%#A1A8AC

Channel breakdown

R139
G173
B194
Red139 (54.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue202.91°
Saturation (HSL)31.07%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G AD · B C2

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