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Recognised as Colour

#8BB2FE

  • #8BB2FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8BB2FE is a blue with RGB values 139, 178, 254 and HSL 220°, 98%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8BB2FE#8BB2FE
HEX#8BB2FE
RGBrgb(139, 178, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.698, 0.9961
RGB percentages54.5%, 69.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(219.7, 98.3%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 45.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK45.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,155,326
CSS custom property--colour: #8BB2FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#744D01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#89ADFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5EC2CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED78B
Analogous#8BEBFE, #9E8BFE
Triadic#FE8BB2, #B2FE8B
Split complementary#FE9E8B, #EBFE8B
Tetradic#FE8BEB, #FED78B, #8BFE9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F5FF
Lighter +10%#BED4FE
Darker −10%#5890FE
Darker −20%#266FFD
Darker −30%#0252EE
Darker −40%#0241BB
More saturated +25%#8AB2FF
Less saturated −25%#9AB7EF

Channel breakdown

R139
G178
B254
Red139 (54.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue219.65°
Saturation (HSL)98.29%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G B2 · B FE

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