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Recognised as Colour

#8DB4EC

  • #8DB4EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8DB4EC is a blue with RGB values 141, 180, 236 and HSL 215°, 71%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8DB4EC#8DB4EC
HEX#8DB4EC
RGBrgb(141, 180, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7059, 0.9255
RGB percentages55.3%, 70.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(215.4, 71.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 40.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK40.3%, 23.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,286,892
CSS custom property--colour: #8DB4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#724B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B7EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#95AEEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6CC0C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18Sky blue · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC58D
Analogous#8DE4EC, #968DEC
Triadic#EC8DB4, #B4EC8D
Split complementary#EC958D, #E4EC8D
Tetradic#EC8DE3, #ECC58D, #8DEC95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4EEFB
Lighter +10%#B9D1F3
Darker −10%#6197E5
Darker −20%#367ADD
Darker −30%#2062C0
Darker −40%#194B94
More saturated +25%#7CB1FD
Less saturated −25%#9EB7DB

Channel breakdown

R141
G180
B236
Red141 (55.3%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue215.37°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G B4 · B EC

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