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Recognised as Colour

#8BB0CA

  • #8BB0CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8BB0CA is a blue with RGB values 139, 176, 202 and HSL 205°, 37%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8BB0CA#8BB0CA
HEX#8BB0CA
RGBrgb(139, 176, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6902, 0.7922
RGB percentages54.5%, 69%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(204.8, 37.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 31.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK31.2%, 12.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,154,762
CSS custom property--colour: #8BB0CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#744F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5AFCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA8CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#77B7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10Sky blue · ΔE 13.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Light blue · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Dark grey · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAA58B
Analogous#8BCAC5, #8B90CA
Triadic#CA8BB0, #B0CA8B
Split complementary#CA8B90, #CAC48B
Tetradic#C58BCA, #CAA58B, #91CA8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F8FA
Lighter +20%#D1E0EA
Lighter +10%#AEC8DA
Darker −10%#6898BA
Darker −20%#4B7FA4
Darker −30%#3B6481
Darker −40%#2B495E
More saturated +25%#76B4DF
Less saturated −25%#A0ACB5

Channel breakdown

R139
G176
B202
Red139 (54.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue204.76°
Saturation (HSL)37.28%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G B0 · B CA

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