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Recognised as Colour

#8DA4E2

  • #8DA4E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8DA4E2 is a blue with RGB values 141, 164, 226 and HSL 224°, 59%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8DA4E2#8DA4E2
HEX#8DA4E2
RGBrgb(141, 164, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6431, 0.8863
RGB percentages55.3%, 64.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(223.8, 59.4%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 37.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK37.6%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,282,786
CSS custom property--colour: #8DA4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#725B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA9E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A2E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#73B1BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CB8D
Analogous#8DCFE2, #A08DE2
Triadic#E28DA4, #A4E28D
Split complementary#E2A08D, #CEE28D
Tetradic#E28DCE, #E2CB8D, #8DE2A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE5F7
Lighter +10%#B6C4EC
Darker −10%#6484D8
Darker −20%#3C63CD
Darker −30%#2B4EAB
Darker −40%#213B82
More saturated +25%#7B9CF4
Less saturated −25%#9FACD0

Channel breakdown

R141
G164
B226
Red141 (55.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue223.76°
Saturation (HSL)59.44%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G A4 · B E2

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