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Colour

#8BBDDE

  • #8BBDDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8BBDDE is a blue with RGB values 139, 189, 222 and HSL 204°, 56%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8BBDDE#8BBDDE
HEX#8BBDDE
RGBrgb(139, 189, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7412, 0.8706
RGB percentages54.5%, 74.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(203.9, 55.7%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.9, 37.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK37.4%, 14.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,158,110
CSS custom property--colour: #8BBDDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#744221

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEBCE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B3DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6EC5C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.2Light skyblue · ΔE 9.1Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Light blue · ΔE 14.2Powder blue · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEAC8B
Analogous#8BDED5, #8B94DE
Triadic#DE8BBD, #BDDE8B
Split complementary#DE8B94, #DED58B
Tetradic#D58BDE, #DEAC8B, #93DE8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAEAF5
Lighter +10%#B3D4E9
Darker −10%#63A6D3
Darker −20%#3C90C7
Darker −30%#2E74A2
Darker −40%#23577A
More saturated +25%#78C1F1
Less saturated −25%#9EB9CB

Channel breakdown

R139
G189
B222
Red139 (54.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue203.86°
Saturation (HSL)55.7%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G BD · B DE

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