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Colour

#8BC3E0

  • #8BC3E0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8BC3E0 is a blue with RGB values 139, 195, 224 and HSL 200°, 58%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8BC3E0#8BC3E0
HEX#8BC3E0
RGBrgb(139, 195, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7647, 0.8784
RGB percentages54.5%, 76.5%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(200.5, 57.8%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 37.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK37.9%, 12.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,159,648
CSS custom property--colour: #8BC3E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#743C1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5C1E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B7E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6CCBCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.2Light skyblue · ΔE 9.1Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Light blue · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 16.2Cadetblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0A88B
Analogous#8BE0D3, #8B98E0
Triadic#E08BC3, #C3E08B
Split complementary#E08B98, #E0D38B
Tetradic#D38BE0, #E0A88B, #98E08B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBEDF6
Lighter +10%#B3D8EB
Darker −10%#63AED5
Darker −20%#3B99CA
Darker −30%#2C7CA6
Darker −40%#225E7D
More saturated +25%#79C9F2
Less saturated −25%#9DBDCE

Channel breakdown

R139
G195
B224
Red139 (54.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue200.47°
Saturation (HSL)57.82%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G C3 · B E0

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