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Recognised as Colour

#8CB3FE

  • #8CB3FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8CB3FE is a blue with RGB values 140, 179, 254 and HSL 219°, 98%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8CB3FE#8CB3FE
HEX#8CB3FE
RGBrgb(140, 179, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.702, 0.9961
RGB percentages54.9%, 70.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(219.5, 98.3%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 44.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK44.9%, 29.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,221,118
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB3FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#734C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BAEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#60C3CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Light steelblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED78C
Analogous#8CECFE, #9E8CFE
Triadic#FE8CB3, #B3FE8C
Split complementary#FE9E8C, #ECFE8C
Tetradic#FE8CEC, #FED78C, #8CFE9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F6FF
Lighter +10%#BFD4FE
Darker −10%#5992FE
Darker −20%#2770FD
Darker −30%#0253EF
Darker −40%#0242BC
More saturated +25%#8BB3FF
Less saturated −25%#9BB8F0

Channel breakdown

R140
G179
B254
Red140 (54.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue219.47°
Saturation (HSL)98.28%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G B3 · B FE

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