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Recognised as Colour

#8BB6FF

  • #8BB6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8BB6FF is a blue with RGB values 139, 182, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8BB6FF#8BB6FF
HEX#8BB6FF
RGBrgb(139, 182, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7137, 1
RGB percentages54.5%, 71.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.8, 100%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 45.5%, 100%)
CMYK45.5%, 28.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,156,351
CSS custom property--colour: #8BB6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#744900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BBBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EB0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#5DC6D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD48B
Analogous#8BF0FF, #9A8BFF
Triadic#FF8BB6, #B6FF8B
Split complementary#FF9A8B, #F0FF8B
Tetradic#FF8BF0, #FFD48B, #8BFF9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F6FF
Lighter +10%#BED6FF
Darker −10%#5896FF
Darker −20%#2576FF
Darker −30%#0059F1
Darker −40%#0046BE
More saturated +25%#8BB6FF
Less saturated −25%#9ABAF1

Channel breakdown

R139
G182
B255
Red139 (54.5%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G B6 · B FF

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