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Recognised as Colour

#8DA3BB

  • #8DA3BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8DA3BB is a blue with RGB values 141, 163, 187 and HSL 211°, 25%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8DA3BB#8DA3BB
HEX#8DA3BB
RGBrgb(141, 163, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6392, 0.7333
RGB percentages55.3%, 63.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(211.3, 25.3%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.3, 24.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK24.6%, 12.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,282,491
CSS custom property--colour: #8DA3BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#725C44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA3BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#959FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#80A8ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Dark grey · ΔE 15.4Silver · ΔE 19Sky blue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA58D
Analogous#8DBABB, #8E8DBB
Triadic#BB8DA3, #A3BB8D
Split complementary#BB8E8D, #BABB8D
Tetradic#BB8DBA, #BBA58D, #8DBB8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF0F4
Lighter +20%#CDD7E1
Lighter +10%#ADBDCE
Darker −10%#6D89A8
Darker −20%#54708E
Darker −30%#41576E
Darker −40%#2E3D4E
More saturated +25%#76A2D2
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R141
G163
B187
Red141 (55.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue211.3°
Saturation (HSL)25.27%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G A3 · B BB

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