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Recognised as Colour

#8DA9CF

  • #8DA9CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8DA9CF is a blue with RGB values 141, 169, 207 and HSL 215°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8DA9CF#8DA9CF
HEX#8DA9CF
RGBrgb(141, 169, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6627, 0.8118
RGB percentages55.3%, 66.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(214.5, 40.7%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 31.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK31.9%, 18.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,284,047
CSS custom property--colour: #8DA9CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#725630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CAAD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A4CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#79B1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Light skyblue · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB38D
Analogous#8DCACF, #928DCF
Triadic#CF8DA9, #A9CF8D
Split complementary#CF928D, #CACF8D
Tetradic#CF8DCA, #CFB38D, #8DCF92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFC
Lighter +20%#D5DFED
Lighter +10%#B1C4DE
Darker −10%#698EC0
Darker −20%#4973AD
Darker −30%#3A5B89
Darker −40%#2B4465
More saturated +25%#79A6E3
Less saturated −25%#A1ACBB

Channel breakdown

R141
G169
B207
Red141 (55.3%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue214.55°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G A9 · B CF

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