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Colour

#8DB1CE

  • #8DB1CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8DB1CE is a blue with RGB values 141, 177, 206 and HSL 207°, 40%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8DB1CE#8DB1CE
HEX#8DB1CE
RGBrgb(141, 177, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6941, 0.8078
RGB percentages55.3%, 69.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(206.8, 39.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 31.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK31.6%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,286,094
CSS custom property--colour: #8DB1CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#724E31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B1CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DAACDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#79B8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.5Sky blue · ΔE 13.1Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Light blue · ΔE 16.1Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Dark grey · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEAA8D
Analogous#8DCECA, #8D91CE
Triadic#CE8DB1, #B1CE8D
Split complementary#CE8D91, #CECB8D
Tetradic#CA8DCE, #CEAA8D, #91CE8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FAFC
Lighter +20%#D4E2ED
Lighter +10%#B1C9DD
Darker −10%#6999BF
Darker −20%#4A80AB
Darker −30%#3A6588
Darker −40%#2B4B64
More saturated +25%#79B3E2
Less saturated −25%#A1AFBA

Channel breakdown

R141
G177
B206
Red141 (55.3%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue206.77°
Saturation (HSL)39.88%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G B1 · B CE

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