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Colour

#8CBBD3

  • #8CBBD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8CBBD3 is a blue with RGB values 140, 187, 211 and HSL 200°, 45%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8CBBD3#8CBBD3
HEX#8CBBD3
RGBrgb(140, 187, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7333, 0.8275
RGB percentages54.9%, 73.3%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(200.3, 44.7%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 33.6%, 82.7%)
CMYK33.6%, 11.4%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,223,123
CSS custom property--colour: #8CBBD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#73442C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB9D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B1D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#74C2C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.8Light steelblue · ΔE 10Light blue · ΔE 11.8Light skyblue · ΔE 13.1Powder blue · ΔE 16.2Cadetblue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3A48C
Analogous#8CD3C8, #8C98D3
Triadic#D38CBB, #BBD38C
Split complementary#D38C98, #D3C78C
Tetradic#C78CD3, #D3A48C, #98D38C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFD
Lighter +20%#D6E7EF
Lighter +10%#B1D1E1
Darker −10%#67A5C5
Darker −20%#458FB4
Darker −30%#37718F
Darker −40%#29546A
More saturated +25%#78C1E7
Less saturated −25%#A0B5BF

Channel breakdown

R140
G187
B211
Red140 (54.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue200.28°
Saturation (HSL)44.65%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G BB · B D3

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