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Colour

#8DB3D8

  • #8DB3D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8DB3D8 is a blue with RGB values 141, 179, 216 and HSL 210°, 49%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8DB3D8#8DB3D8
HEX#8DB3D8
RGBrgb(141, 179, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.702, 0.8471
RGB percentages55.3%, 70.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(209.6, 49%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 34.7%, 84.7%)
CMYK34.7%, 17.1%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,286,616
CSS custom property--colour: #8DB3D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#724C27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B3DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BACD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#75BCBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Light skyblue · ΔE 12.2Sky blue · ΔE 13.5Light blue · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8B28D
Analogous#8DD8D8, #8D8DD8
Triadic#D88DB3, #B3D88D
Split complementary#D88D8D, #D8D88D
Tetradic#D88DD8, #D8B28D, #8DD88D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E6F2
Lighter +10%#B3CCE5
Darker −10%#679ACB
Darker −20%#4180BE
Darker −30%#346798
Darker −40%#274D72
More saturated +25%#7AB3EB
Less saturated −25%#A0B3C5

Channel breakdown

R141
G179
B216
Red141 (55.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue209.6°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G B3 · B D8

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