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Colour

#8DA2CC

  • #8DA2CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8DA2CC is a blue with RGB values 141, 162, 204 and HSL 220°, 38%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8DA2CC#8DA2CC
HEX#8DA2CC
RGBrgb(141, 162, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6353, 0.8
RGB percentages55.3%, 63.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(220, 38.2%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 30.9%, 80%)
CMYK30.9%, 20.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,282,252
CSS custom property--colour: #8DA2CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#725D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94A5CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9FCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#7BAAB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Sky blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB78D
Analogous#8DC2CC, #988DCC
Triadic#CC8DA2, #A2CC8D
Split complementary#CC988D, #C2CC8D
Tetradic#CC8DC2, #CCB78D, #8DCC98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F8FB
Lighter +20%#D3DBEC
Lighter +10%#B0BFDC
Darker −10%#6A85BC
Darker −20%#4B6AA8
Darker −30%#3B5485
Darker −40%#2C3E61
More saturated +25%#789BE1
Less saturated −25%#A2A9B7

Channel breakdown

R141
G162
B204
Red141 (55.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)38.18%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G A2 · B CC

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