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Recognised as Colour

#8DAFCF

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

#8DAFCF is a blue with RGB values 141, 175, 207 and HSL 209°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8DAFCF#8DAFCF
HEX#8DAFCF
RGBrgb(141, 175, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6863, 0.8118
RGB percentages55.3%, 68.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(209.1, 40.7%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 31.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK31.9%, 15.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,285,583
CSS custom property--colour: #8DAFCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#725030

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3AFD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA8CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#79B6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10Sky blue · ΔE 14.3Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFAD8D
Analogous#8DCFCE, #8D8ECF
Triadic#CF8DAF, #AFCF8D
Split complementary#CF8D8E, #CFCE8D
Tetradic#CE8DCF, #CFAD8D, #8ECF8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFC
Lighter +20%#D5E1ED
Lighter +10%#B1C8DE
Darker −10%#6996C0
Darker −20%#497DAD
Darker −30%#3A6389
Darker −40%#2B4965
More saturated +25%#79B0E3
Less saturated −25%#A1AEBB

Channel breakdown

R141
G175
B207
Red141 (55.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue209.09°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G AF · B CF

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