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Colour

#8CB3D9

  • #8CB3D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8CB3D9 is a blue with RGB values 140, 179, 217 and HSL 210°, 50%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8CB3D9#8CB3D9
HEX#8CB3D9
RGBrgb(140, 179, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.702, 0.851
RGB percentages54.9%, 70.2%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(209.6, 50.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 35.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK35.5%, 17.5%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,221,081
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB3D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#734C26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B3DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BABD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73BCBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Light skyblue · ΔE 12Sky blue · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 18.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9B28C
Analogous#8CD9D8, #8C8DD9
Triadic#D98CB3, #B3D98C
Split complementary#D98C8D, #D9D88C
Tetradic#D88CD9, #D9B28C, #8DD98C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E6F2
Lighter +10%#B2CCE6
Darker −10%#669ACC
Darker −20%#3F80C0
Darker −30%#336799
Darker −40%#264D73
More saturated +25%#79B3EC
Less saturated −25%#9FB3C6

Channel breakdown

R140
G179
B217
Red140 (54.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue209.61°
Saturation (HSL)50.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G B3 · B D9

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