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Recognised as Colour

#8DAFF2

  • #8DAFF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8DAFF2 is a blue with RGB values 141, 175, 242 and HSL 220°, 80%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8DAFF2#8DAFF2
HEX#8DAFF2
RGBrgb(141, 175, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6863, 0.949
RGB percentages55.3%, 68.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(219.8, 79.5%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 41.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK41.7%, 27.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,285,618
CSS custom property--colour: #8DAFF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#72500D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B4F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DABF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6ABDC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Light skyblue · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9Sky blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D08D
Analogous#8DE2F2, #9D8DF2
Triadic#F28DAF, #AFF28D
Split complementary#F29E8D, #E2F28D
Tetradic#F28DE2, #F2D08D, #8DF29E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9EFFC
Lighter +10%#BBCFF7
Darker −10%#5F8FED
Darker −20%#316FE8
Darker −30%#1855CE
Darker −40%#1242A1
More saturated +25%#80ABFF
Less saturated −25%#9DB4E2

Channel breakdown

R141
G175
B242
Red141 (55.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue219.8°
Saturation (HSL)79.53%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G AF · B F2

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