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Colour

#8CA8D6

  • #8CA8D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8CA8D6 is a blue with RGB values 140, 168, 214 and HSL 217°, 47%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8CA8D6#8CA8D6
HEX#8CA8D6
RGBrgb(140, 168, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6588, 0.8392
RGB percentages54.9%, 65.9%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(217.3, 47.4%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 34.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK34.6%, 21.5%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,218,262
CSS custom property--colour: #8CA8D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#735729

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98ABD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A3D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#75B2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6BA8C
Analogous#8CCDD6, #958CD6
Triadic#D68CA8, #A8D68C
Split complementary#D6958C, #CDD68C
Tetradic#D68CCD, #D6BA8C, #8CD695

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#D7E1F1
Lighter +10%#B2C4E3
Darker −10%#668CC9
Darker −20%#426FBA
Darker −30%#355994
Darker −40%#27426F
More saturated +25%#79A3EA
Less saturated −25%#A0ADC3

Channel breakdown

R140
G168
B214
Red140 (54.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue217.3°
Saturation (HSL)47.44%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G A8 · B D6

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