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Recognised as Colour

#8CAEE4

  • #8CAEE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8CAEE4 is a blue with RGB values 140, 174, 228 and HSL 217°, 62%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8CAEE4#8CAEE4
HEX#8CAEE4
RGBrgb(140, 174, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6824, 0.8941
RGB percentages54.9%, 68.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(216.8, 62%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 38.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK38.6%, 23.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,219,812
CSS custom property--colour: #8CAEE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#73511B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB1E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A9E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6FB9C0no 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 text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 19Sky blue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4C28C
Analogous#8CDAE4, #968CE4
Triadic#E48CAE, #AEE48C
Split complementary#E4968C, #DAE48C
Tetradic#E48CDA, #E4C28C, #8CE496

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE8F7
Lighter +10%#B5CBEE
Darker −10%#6391DA
Darker −20%#3974D1
Darker −30%#295CAE
Darker −40%#1F4685
More saturated +25%#7AAAF6
Less saturated −25%#9EB2D2

Channel breakdown

R140
G174
B228
Red140 (54.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue216.82°
Saturation (HSL)61.97%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G AE · B E4

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