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Recognised as Colour

#8CB1FE

  • #8CB1FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8CB1FE is a blue with RGB values 140, 177, 254 and HSL 221°, 98%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8CB1FE#8CB1FE
HEX#8CB1FE
RGBrgb(140, 177, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6941, 0.9961
RGB percentages54.9%, 69.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(220.5, 98.3%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 44.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK44.9%, 30.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,220,606
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB1FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#734E01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#89ADFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#61C1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 23.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.1Light steelblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED98C
Analogous#8CEAFE, #A08CFE
Triadic#FE8CB1, #B1FE8C
Split complementary#FEA08C, #EAFE8C
Tetradic#FE8CEA, #FED98C, #8CFEA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F6FF
Lighter +10%#BFD3FE
Darker −10%#598FFE
Darker −20%#276CFD
Darker −30%#024FEF
Darker −40%#023EBC
More saturated +25%#8BB1FF
Less saturated −25%#9BB6F0

Channel breakdown

R140
G177
B254
Red140 (54.9%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue220.53°
Saturation (HSL)98.28%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G B1 · B FE

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