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Colour

#8DAAED

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

#8DAAED is a blue with RGB values 141, 170, 237 and HSL 222°, 73%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8DAAED#8DAAED
HEX#8DAAED
RGBrgb(141, 170, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6667, 0.9294
RGB percentages55.3%, 66.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(221.9, 72.7%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 40.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK40.5%, 28.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,284,333
CSS custom property--colour: #8DAAED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#725512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93AFF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A7EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6DB8C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.2Sky blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDD08D
Analogous#8DDAED, #A08DED
Triadic#ED8DAA, #AAED8D
Split complementary#EDA08D, #DAED8D
Tetradic#ED8DDA, #EDD08D, #8DEDA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5ECFB
Lighter +10%#B9CBF4
Darker −10%#6189E6
Darker −20%#3568DF
Darker −30%#1F50C2
Darker −40%#183E96
More saturated +25%#7DA3FE
Less saturated −25%#9EB1DD

Channel breakdown

R141
G170
B237
Red141 (55.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue221.88°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G AA · B ED

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