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Recognised as Colour

#8CA9D9

  • #8CA9D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8CA9D9 is a blue with RGB values 140, 169, 217 and HSL 217°, 50%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8CA9D9#8CA9D9
HEX#8CA9D9
RGBrgb(140, 169, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6627, 0.851
RGB percentages54.9%, 66.3%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(217.4, 50.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 35.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK35.5%, 22.1%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,218,521
CSS custom property--colour: #8CA9D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#735626

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98ACDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A4D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#74B3B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 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 text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9BC8C
Analogous#8CD0D9, #968CD9
Triadic#D98CA9, #A9D98C
Split complementary#D9968C, #D0D98C
Tetradic#D98CD0, #D9BC8C, #8CD995

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E2F2
Lighter +10%#B2C6E6
Darker −10%#668CCC
Darker −20%#3F70C0
Darker −30%#335999
Darker −40%#264373
More saturated +25%#79A4EC
Less saturated −25%#9FAEC6

Channel breakdown

R140
G169
B217
Red140 (54.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue217.4°
Saturation (HSL)50.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G A9 · B D9

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