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Recognised as Colour

#8DB0CC

  • #8DB0CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8DB0CC is a blue with RGB values 141, 176, 204 and HSL 207°, 38%, 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

#8DB0CC#8DB0CC
HEX#8DB0CC
RGBrgb(141, 176, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6902, 0.8
RGB percentages55.3%, 69%, 80%
HSLhsl(206.7, 38.2%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 30.9%, 80%)
CMYK30.9%, 13.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,285,836
CSS custom property--colour: #8DB0CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#724F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B0CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA9CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7AB7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6Sky blue · ΔE 13.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2Light blue · ΔE 16.1Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Dark grey · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCA98D
Analogous#8DCCC9, #8D90CC
Triadic#CC8DB0, #B0CC8D
Split complementary#CC8D90, #CCC98D
Tetradic#C98DCC, #CCA98D, #91CC8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FB
Lighter +20%#D3E1EC
Lighter +10%#B0C8DC
Darker −10%#6A98BC
Darker −20%#4B7FA8
Darker −30%#3B6485
Darker −40%#2C4961
More saturated +25%#78B2E1
Less saturated −25%#A2AEB7

Channel breakdown

R141
G176
B204
Red141 (55.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)38.18%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G B0 · B CC

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