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Recognised as Colour

#8DB2D4

  • #8DB2D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8DB2D4 is a blue with RGB values 141, 178, 212 and HSL 209°, 45%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8DB2D4#8DB2D4
HEX#8DB2D4
RGBrgb(141, 178, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.698, 0.8314
RGB percentages55.3%, 69.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(208.7, 45.2%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.7, 33.5%, 83.1%)
CMYK33.5%, 16%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,286,356
CSS custom property--colour: #8DB2D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#724D2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B2D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CABD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#76BABDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10Light skyblue · ΔE 13.1Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Light blue · ΔE 17.3Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4AF8D
Analogous#8DD4D3, #8D8ED4
Triadic#D48DB2, #B2D48D
Split complementary#D48D8E, #D4D38D
Tetradic#D38DD4, #D4AF8D, #8FD48D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFE
Lighter +20%#D7E4F0
Lighter +10%#B2CBE2
Darker −10%#6899C6
Darker −20%#4580B6
Darker −30%#376691
Darker −40%#294C6C
More saturated +25%#79B3E8
Less saturated −25%#A1B1C0

Channel breakdown

R141
G178
B212
Red141 (55.3%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue208.73°
Saturation (HSL)45.22%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G B2 · B D4

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