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Recognised as Colour

#8DB1FC

  • #8DB1FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8DB1FC is a blue with RGB values 141, 177, 252 and HSL 221°, 95%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8DB1FC#8DB1FC
HEX#8DB1FC
RGBrgb(141, 177, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6941, 0.9882
RGB percentages55.3%, 69.4%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(220.5, 94.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 44%, 98.8%)
CMYK44%, 29.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,286,140
CSS custom property--colour: #8DB1FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#724E03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AADFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#64C1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCD88D
Analogous#8DE9FC, #A18DFC
Triadic#FC8DB1, #B1FC8D
Split complementary#FCA08D, #E9FC8D
Tetradic#FC8DE9, #FCD88D, #8DFCA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F5FF
Lighter +10%#BFD3FD
Darker −10%#5B8FFB
Darker −20%#2A6DF9
Darker −30%#0650EA
Darker −40%#053FB8
More saturated +25%#8AB0FF
Less saturated −25%#9CB6ED

Channel breakdown

R141
G177
B252
Red141 (55.3%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue220.54°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G B1 · B FC

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