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Colour

#8DB2F2

  • #8DB2F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8DB2F2 is a blue with RGB values 141, 178, 242 and HSL 218°, 80%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8DB2F2#8DB2F2
HEX#8DB2F2
RGBrgb(141, 178, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.698, 0.949
RGB percentages55.3%, 69.8%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(218, 79.5%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 41.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK41.7%, 26.4%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,286,386
CSS custom property--colour: #8DB2F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#724D0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB6F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#90ADF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#69C0C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.3Sky blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2CD8D
Analogous#8DE4F2, #9B8DF2
Triadic#F28DB2, #B2F28D
Split complementary#F29B8D, #E4F28D
Tetradic#F28DE4, #F2CD8D, #8DF29B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F0FC
Lighter +10%#BBD1F7
Darker −10%#5F93ED
Darker −20%#3174E8
Darker −30%#185BCE
Darker −40%#1246A1
More saturated +25%#80AFFF
Less saturated −25%#9DB6E2

Channel breakdown

R141
G178
B242
Red141 (55.3%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue218.02°
Saturation (HSL)79.53%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G B2 · B F2

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