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Colour

#8CBBE2

  • #8CBBE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8CBBE2 is a blue with RGB values 140, 187, 226 and HSL 207°, 60%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8CBBE2#8CBBE2
HEX#8CBBE2
RGBrgb(140, 187, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7333, 0.8863
RGB percentages54.9%, 73.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(207.2, 59.7%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 38.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK38.1%, 17.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,223,138
CSS custom property--colour: #8CBBE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#73441D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABBBE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B2E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6EC4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.6Sky blue · ΔE 10.9Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Light blue · ΔE 17Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6Powder blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2B38C
Analogous#8CE2DE, #8C90E2
Triadic#E28CBB, #BBE28C
Split complementary#E28C90, #E2DE8C
Tetradic#DE8CE2, #E2B38C, #90E28C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDEBF7
Lighter +10%#B5D3EC
Darker −10%#63A3D8
Darker −20%#3B8BCD
Darker −30%#2B70AA
Darker −40%#215681
More saturated +25%#7ABDF4
Less saturated −25%#9EB9D0

Channel breakdown

R140
G187
B226
Red140 (54.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue207.21°
Saturation (HSL)59.72%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G BB · B E2

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