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Colour

#8CB8EF

  • #8CB8EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8CB8EF is a blue with RGB values 140, 184, 239 and HSL 213°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8CB8EF#8CB8EF
HEX#8CB8EF
RGBrgb(140, 184, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7216, 0.9373
RGB percentages54.9%, 72.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(213.3, 75.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 41.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK41.4%, 23%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,222,383
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB8EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#734710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3BAF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B0EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#68C4CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.3Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFC38C
Analogous#8CE9EF, #928CEF
Triadic#EF8CB8, #B8EF8C
Split complementary#EF928C, #E9EF8C
Tetradic#EF8CE9, #EFC38C, #8CEF92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EFFB
Lighter +10%#B9D4F5
Darker −10%#5F9CE9
Darker −20%#3281E3
Darker −30%#1C68C6
Darker −40%#15509A
More saturated +25%#7CB6FF
Less saturated −25%#9CBADF

Channel breakdown

R140
G184
B239
Red140 (54.9%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue213.33°
Saturation (HSL)75.57%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G B8 · B EF

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