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Recognised as Colour

#8DA3D6

  • #8DA3D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8DA3D6 is a blue with RGB values 141, 163, 214 and HSL 222°, 47%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8DA3D6#8DA3D6
HEX#8DA3D6
RGBrgb(141, 163, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6392, 0.8392
RGB percentages55.3%, 63.9%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(221.9, 47.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 34.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK34.1%, 23.8%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,282,518
CSS custom property--colour: #8DA3D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#725C29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A7D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA0D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#77ADB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6C08D
Analogous#8DC7D6, #9C8DD6
Triadic#D68DA3, #A3D68D
Split complementary#D69C8D, #C8D68D
Tetradic#D68DC7, #D6C08D, #8DD69C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#D8E0F1
Lighter +10%#B3C1E3
Darker −10%#6785C9
Darker −20%#4367BA
Darker −30%#355295
Darker −40%#283D6F
More saturated +25%#7A9BE9
Less saturated −25%#A0ABC3

Channel breakdown

R141
G163
B214
Red141 (55.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue221.92°
Saturation (HSL)47.1%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G A3 · B D6

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