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Colour

#8DBDFF

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

#8DBDFF is a blue with RGB values 141, 189, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8DBDFF#8DBDFF
HEX#8DBDFF
RGBrgb(141, 189, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7412, 1
RGB percentages55.3%, 74.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.7, 100%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 44.7%, 100%)
CMYK44.7%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,289,215
CSS custom property--colour: #8DBDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.86:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#724200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4C0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#97B5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#60CBD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Light steelblue · ΔE 22.6Sky blue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCF8D
Analogous#8DF6FF, #968DFF
Triadic#FF8DBD, #BDFF8D
Split complementary#FF968D, #F6FF8D
Tetradic#FF8DF6, #FFCF8D, #8DFF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F8FF
Lighter +10%#C0DBFF
Darker −10%#5A9FFF
Darker −20%#2782FF
Darker −30%#0066F3
Darker −40%#0051C0
More saturated +25%#8DBDFF
Less saturated −25%#9BBFF1

Channel breakdown

R141
G189
B255
Red141 (55.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G BD · B FF

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