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Recognised as Colour

#8DB2ED

  • #8DB2ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8DB2ED is a blue with RGB values 141, 178, 237 and HSL 217°, 73%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8DB2ED#8DB2ED
HEX#8DB2ED
RGBrgb(141, 178, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.698, 0.9294
RGB percentages55.3%, 69.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(216.9, 72.7%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 40.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK40.5%, 24.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,286,381
CSS custom property--colour: #8DB2ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 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#724D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB5F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#92ACECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6CBFC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 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

Light skyblue · ΔE 16Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.9Sky blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDC88D
Analogous#8DE2ED, #988DED
Triadic#ED8DB2, #B2ED8D
Split complementary#ED988D, #E2ED8D
Tetradic#ED8DE2, #EDC88D, #8DED98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5EEFB
Lighter +10%#B9D0F4
Darker −10%#6194E6
Darker −20%#3577DF
Darker −30%#1F5EC2
Darker −40%#184996
More saturated +25%#7DAEFE
Less saturated −25%#9EB6DD

Channel breakdown

R141
G178
B237
Red141 (55.3%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue216.88°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G B2 · B ED

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