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Recognised as Colour

#8CA8DF

  • #8CA8DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8CA8DF is a blue with RGB values 140, 168, 223 and HSL 220°, 56%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8CA8DF#8CA8DF
HEX#8CA8DF
RGBrgb(140, 168, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6588, 0.8745
RGB percentages54.9%, 65.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(219.8, 56.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 37.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK37.2%, 24.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,218,271
CSS custom property--colour: #8CA8DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#735720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95ACE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA4DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#72B3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Sky blue · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFC38C
Analogous#8CD1DF, #998CDF
Triadic#DF8CA8, #A8DF8C
Split complementary#DF998C, #D1DF8C
Tetradic#DF8CD1, #DFC38C, #8CDF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE4F5
Lighter +10%#B4C6EA
Darker −10%#648AD4
Darker −20%#3C6CC9
Darker −30%#2E56A4
Darker −40%#23417C
More saturated +25%#7AA2F1
Less saturated −25%#9EAECD

Channel breakdown

R140
G168
B223
Red140 (54.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue219.76°
Saturation (HSL)56.46%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G A8 · B DF

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