Colour

#8DAADA

#8DAADA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#8DAADA is a blue with RGB values 141, 170, 218 and HSL 217°, 51%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8DAADA

RGBrgb(141, 170, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6667, 0.8549

RGB percentages55.3%, 66.7%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(217.4, 51%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 35.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK35.3%, 22%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,284,314

CSS custom property--colour: #8DAADA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1

Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#725525

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99ADDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#91A5D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#75B4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 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 text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.4 Steel blue · ΔE 18.2 Sky blue · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4 Slate grey · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DABD8D

Analogous#8DD1DA, #978DDA

Triadic#DA8DAA, #AADA8D

Split complementary#DA968D, #D1DA8D

Tetradic#DA8DD0, #DABD8D, #8DDA96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DAE3F3

Lighter +10%#B4C7E6

Darker −10%#668DCE

Darker −20%#4071C1

Darker −30%#325A9C

Darker −40%#264475

More saturated +25%#7AA5ED

Less saturated −25%#A0AFC7

Channel breakdown

R141

G170

B218

Red141 (55.3%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue217.4°

Saturation (HSL)50.99%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G AA · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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