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Recognised as Colour

#8CB1F6

  • #8CB1F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8CB1F6 is a blue with RGB values 140, 177, 246 and HSL 219°, 85%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8CB1F6#8CB1F6
HEX#8CB1F6
RGBrgb(140, 177, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6941, 0.9647
RGB percentages54.9%, 69.4%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(219.1, 85.5%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 43.1%, 96.5%)
CMYK43.1%, 28%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,220,598
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB1F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#734E09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B6F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DACF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#65C0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7Sky blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6D18C
Analogous#8CE6F6, #9C8CF6
Triadic#F68CB1, #B1F68C
Split complementary#F69C8C, #E6F68C
Tetradic#F68CE6, #F6D18C, #8CF69C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF1FD
Lighter +10%#BBD1FA
Darker −10%#5D91F2
Darker −20%#2D71EF
Darker −30%#1156D8
Darker −40%#0D44A9
More saturated +25%#83AEFF
Less saturated −25%#9BB6E6

Channel breakdown

R140
G177
B246
Red140 (54.9%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue219.06°
Saturation (HSL)85.48%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G B1 · B F6

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