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Recognised as Colour

#8DB5D2

  • #8DB5D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8DB5D2 is a blue with RGB values 141, 181, 210 and HSL 205°, 43%, 69%. 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 steelblue.

Colour values

#8DB5D2#8DB5D2
HEX#8DB5D2
RGBrgb(141, 181, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7098, 0.8235
RGB percentages55.3%, 71%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(205.2, 43.4%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.2, 32.9%, 82.4%)
CMYK32.9%, 13.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,287,122
CSS custom property--colour: #8DB5D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#724A2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9B4D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FADD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#77BCBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.2Sky blue · ΔE 11.4Light skyblue · ΔE 13.1Light blue · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2Powder blue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2AA8D
Analogous#8DD2CD, #8D92D2
Triadic#D28DB5, #B5D28D
Split complementary#D28D92, #D2CD8D
Tetradic#CD8DD2, #D2AA8D, #92D28D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFD
Lighter +20%#D6E4EF
Lighter +10%#B2CDE0
Darker −10%#689DC4
Darker −20%#4685B3
Darker −30%#386A8E
Darker −40%#2A4F69
More saturated +25%#79B8E6
Less saturated −25%#A1B2BE

Channel breakdown

R141
G181
B210
Red141 (55.3%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue205.22°
Saturation (HSL)43.4%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G B5 · B D2

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