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Recognised as Colour

#8CADE0

  • #8CADE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8CADE0 is a blue with RGB values 140, 173, 224 and HSL 216°, 58%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8CADE0#8CADE0
HEX#8CADE0
RGBrgb(140, 173, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6784, 0.8784
RGB percentages54.9%, 67.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(216.4, 57.5%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 37.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK37.5%, 22.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,219,552
CSS custom property--colour: #8CADE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#73521F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB0E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A8DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#71B8BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0BF8C
Analogous#8CD7E0, #958CE0
Triadic#E08CAD, #ADE08C
Split complementary#E0958C, #D7E08C
Tetradic#E08CD7, #E0BF8C, #8CE095

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE6F6
Lighter +10%#B4CAEB
Darker −10%#6490D5
Darker −20%#3C74CA
Darker −30%#2D5CA6
Darker −40%#22467E
More saturated +25%#7AA9F2
Less saturated −25%#9EB1CE

Channel breakdown

R140
G173
B224
Red140 (54.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue216.43°
Saturation (HSL)57.53%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G AD · B E0

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