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Colour

#8D9ECF

  • #8D9ECF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8D9ECF is a blue with RGB values 141, 158, 207 and HSL 225°, 41%, 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

#8D9ECF#8D9ECF
HEX#8D9ECF
RGBrgb(141, 158, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6196, 0.8118
RGB percentages55.3%, 62%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(224.5, 40.7%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 31.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK31.9%, 23.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,281,231
CSS custom property--colour: #8D9ECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#726130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA2D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#899CCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7BA8AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFBE8D
Analogous#8DBFCF, #9D8DCF
Triadic#CF8D9E, #9ECF8D
Split complementary#CF9D8D, #BFCF8D
Tetradic#CF8DBF, #CFBE8D, #8DCF9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFC
Lighter +20%#D5DBED
Lighter +10%#B1BDDE
Darker −10%#697FC0
Darker −20%#4963AD
Darker −30%#3A4E89
Darker −40%#2B3A65
More saturated +25%#7994E3
Less saturated −25%#A1A8BB

Channel breakdown

R141
G158
B207
Red141 (55.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue224.55°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 9E · B CF

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