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Recognised as Colour

#8DA5FA

  • #8DA5FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8DA5FA is a blue with RGB values 141, 165, 250 and HSL 227°, 92%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8DA5FA#8DA5FA
HEX#8DA5FA
RGBrgb(141, 165, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6471, 0.9804
RGB percentages55.3%, 64.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(226.8, 91.6%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 43.6%, 98%)
CMYK43.6%, 34%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,283,066
CSS custom property--colour: #8DA5FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#725A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87AEFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA4F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#67B6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Medium purple · ΔE 28Plum · ΔE 30.4Light skyblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE28D
Analogous#8DDCFA, #AC8DFA
Triadic#FA8DA5, #A5FA8D
Split complementary#FAAC8D, #DCFA8D
Tetradic#FA8DDB, #FAE28D, #8DFAAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF2FE
Lighter +10%#BECCFC
Darker −10%#5C7EF8
Darker −20%#2B58F6
Darker −30%#0A3AE4
Darker −40%#082EB3
More saturated +25%#88A2FF
Less saturated −25%#9CADEB

Channel breakdown

R141
G165
B250
Red141 (55.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue226.79°
Saturation (HSL)91.6%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G A5 · B FA

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