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Recognised as Colour

#8D9DD0

  • #8D9DD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8D9DD0 is a blue with RGB values 141, 157, 208 and HSL 226°, 42%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8D9DD0#8D9DD0
HEX#8D9DD0
RGBrgb(141, 157, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6157, 0.8157
RGB percentages55.3%, 61.6%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(225.7, 41.6%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 32.2%, 81.6%)
CMYK32.2%, 24.5%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,280,976
CSS custom property--colour: #8D9DD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#72622F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA1D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#879CCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7AA7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0C08D
Analogous#8DBFD0, #9E8DD0
Triadic#D08D9D, #9DD08D
Split complementary#D09E8D, #BFD08D
Tetradic#D08DBF, #D0C08D, #8DD09F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFD
Lighter +20%#D5DBEE
Lighter +10%#B1BCDF
Darker −10%#697EC1
Darker −20%#4861AF
Darker −30%#394D8B
Darker −40%#2A3967
More saturated +25%#7992E4
Less saturated −25%#A1A8BC

Channel breakdown

R141
G157
B208
Red141 (55.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue225.67°
Saturation (HSL)41.61%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 9D · B D0

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