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Recognised as Colour

#8DB0FA

  • #8DB0FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8DB0FA is a blue with RGB values 141, 176, 250 and HSL 221°, 92%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8DB0FA#8DB0FA
HEX#8DB0FA
RGBrgb(141, 176, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6902, 0.9804
RGB percentages55.3%, 69%, 98%
HSLhsl(220.7, 91.6%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 43.6%, 98%)
CMYK43.6%, 29.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,285,882
CSS custom property--colour: #8DB0FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#724F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B6FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AACF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#65C0CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Light steelblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD78D
Analogous#8DE7FA, #A18DFA
Triadic#FA8DB0, #B0FA8D
Split complementary#FAA18D, #E6FA8D
Tetradic#FA8DE7, #FAD78D, #8DFAA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF4FE
Lighter +10%#BED2FC
Darker −10%#5C8EF8
Darker −20%#2B6CF6
Darker −30%#0A50E4
Darker −40%#083FB3
More saturated +25%#88AEFF
Less saturated −25%#9CB5EB

Channel breakdown

R141
G176
B250
Red141 (55.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue220.73°
Saturation (HSL)91.6%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G B0 · B FA

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