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Recognised as Colour

#8DBDFC

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

#8DBDFC is a blue with RGB values 141, 189, 252 and HSL 214°, 95%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8DBDFC#8DBDFC
HEX#8DBDFC
RGBrgb(141, 189, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7412, 0.9882
RGB percentages55.3%, 74.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(214.1, 94.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 44%, 98.8%)
CMYK44%, 25%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,289,212
CSS custom property--colour: #8DBDFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#724203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5C0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B5FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#62CBD3no 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 text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCCC8D
Analogous#8DF5FC, #958DFC
Triadic#FC8DBD, #BDFC8D
Split complementary#FC958D, #F4FC8D
Tetradic#FC8DF5, #FCCC8D, #8DFC95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F7FF
Lighter +10%#BFDAFD
Darker −10%#5BA0FB
Darker −20%#2A83F9
Darker −30%#0669EA
Darker −40%#0552B8
More saturated +25%#8ABDFF
Less saturated −25%#9CBFED

Channel breakdown

R141
G189
B252
Red141 (55.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue214.05°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G BD · B FC

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