Colour

#8DB9EF

#8DB9EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#8DB9EF is a blue with RGB values 141, 185, 239 and HSL 213°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8DB9EF#8DB9EF

HEX#8DB9EF

RGBrgb(141, 185, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7255, 0.9373

RGB percentages55.3%, 72.5%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(213.1, 75.4%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 41%, 93.7%)

CMYK41%, 22.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,288,175

CSS custom property--colour: #8DB9EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#724610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5BBF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#99B1EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6AC5CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9 Sky blue · ΔE 17.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20 Steel blue · ΔE 21.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EFC38D

Analogous#8DEAEF, #928DEF

Triadic#EF8DB9, #B9EF8D

Split complementary#EF928D, #EAEF8D

Tetradic#EF8DEA, #EFC38D, #8DEF92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6F0FC

Lighter +10%#BAD4F5

Darker −10%#609EE9

Darker −20%#3482E2

Darker −30%#1C69C7

Darker −40%#16519A

More saturated +25%#7DB7FF

Less saturated −25%#9DBBDF

Channel breakdown

R141

G185

B239

Red141 (55.3%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue213.06°

Saturation (HSL)75.38%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G B9 · B EF

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