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Colour

#8DADDB

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

#8DADDB is a blue with RGB values 141, 173, 219 and HSL 215°, 52%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8DADDB#8DADDB
HEX#8DADDB
RGBrgb(141, 173, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6784, 0.8588
RGB percentages55.3%, 67.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(215.4, 52%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 35.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK35.6%, 21%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,285,083
CSS custom property--colour: #8DADDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#725224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DAFDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A8DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#74B7BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Light blue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBBB8D
Analogous#8DD4DB, #948DDB
Triadic#DB8DAD, #ADDB8D
Split complementary#DB948D, #D4DB8D
Tetradic#DB8DD4, #DBBB8D, #8DDB94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE5F3
Lighter +10%#B4C9E7
Darker −10%#6691CF
Darker −20%#3F75C3
Darker −30%#325E9D
Darker −40%#254777
More saturated +25%#7AAAEE
Less saturated −25%#A0B0C8

Channel breakdown

R141
G173
B219
Red141 (55.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue215.38°
Saturation (HSL)52%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G AD · B DB

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