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Recognised as Colour

#8CA3DB

  • #8CA3DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8CA3DB is a blue with RGB values 140, 163, 219 and HSL 223°, 52%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8CA3DB#8CA3DB
HEX#8CA3DB
RGBrgb(140, 163, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6392, 0.8588
RGB percentages54.9%, 63.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(222.5, 52.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 36.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK36.1%, 25.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,216,987
CSS custom property--colour: #8CA3DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#735C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A7DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A0DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#74AEB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.5Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Sky blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBC48C
Analogous#8CCBDB, #9C8CDB
Triadic#DB8CA3, #A3DB8C
Split complementary#DB9D8C, #CBDB8C
Tetradic#DB8CCB, #DBC48C, #8CDB9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE1F3
Lighter +10%#B3C2E7
Darker −10%#6584CF
Darker −20%#3E65C3
Darker −30%#31509D
Darker −40%#253D76
More saturated +25%#799BEE
Less saturated −25%#9FABC8

Channel breakdown

R140
G163
B219
Red140 (54.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue222.53°
Saturation (HSL)52.32%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G A3 · B DB

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