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Recognised as Colour

#8BBBE6

  • #8BBBE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8BBBE6 is a blue with RGB values 139, 187, 230 and HSL 208°, 65%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8BBBE6#8BBBE6
HEX#8BBBE6
RGBrgb(139, 187, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7333, 0.902
RGB percentages54.5%, 73.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(208.4, 64.5%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 39.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK39.6%, 18.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,157,606
CSS custom property--colour: #8BBBE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#744419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AABBE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB2E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#6AC5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.3Sky blue · ΔE 12.2Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 18.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6B68B
Analogous#8BE6E4, #8B8DE6
Triadic#E68BBB, #BBE68B
Split complementary#E68B8D, #E6E38B
Tetradic#E48BE6, #E6B68B, #8DE68B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFECF8
Lighter +10%#B5D4EF
Darker −10%#61A2DD
Darker −20%#378AD4
Darker −30%#2670B2
Darker −40%#1D5588
More saturated +25%#79BCF8
Less saturated −25%#9DBAD4

Channel breakdown

R139
G187
B230
Red139 (54.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue208.35°
Saturation (HSL)64.54%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G BB · B E6

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