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Colour

#8BBAE4

  • #8BBAE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8BBAE4 is a blue with RGB values 139, 186, 228 and HSL 208°, 62%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8BBAE4#8BBAE4
HEX#8BBAE4
RGBrgb(139, 186, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7294, 0.8941
RGB percentages54.5%, 72.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(208.3, 62.2%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 39%, 89.4%)
CMYK39%, 18.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,157,348
CSS custom property--colour: #8BBAE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#74451B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9BAE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB1E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6BC4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 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 text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.7Sky blue · ΔE 12.1Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 18.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4B58B
Analogous#8BE4E2, #8B8DE4
Triadic#E48BBA, #BAE48B
Split complementary#E48B8D, #E4E28B
Tetradic#E28BE4, #E4B58B, #8EE48B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEBF7
Lighter +10%#B4D3EE
Darker −10%#62A1DA
Darker −20%#3889D1
Darker −30%#286FAE
Darker −40%#1F5484
More saturated +25%#79BBF6
Less saturated −25%#9DB9D2

Channel breakdown

R139
G186
B228
Red139 (54.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue208.31°
Saturation (HSL)62.24%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G BA · B E4

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