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Recognised as Colour

#8DBFDE

  • #8DBFDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8DBFDE is a blue with RGB values 141, 191, 222 and HSL 203°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8DBFDE#8DBFDE
HEX#8DBFDE
RGBrgb(141, 191, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.749, 0.8706
RGB percentages55.3%, 74.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(203, 55.1%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 36.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK36.5%, 14%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,289,694
CSS custom property--colour: #8DBFDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#724021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BEE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B5DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#71C7C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.4Light skyblue · ΔE 9.4Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9Light blue · ΔE 13Powder blue · ΔE 17.7Cadetblue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEAC8D
Analogous#8DDED4, #8D97DE
Triadic#DE8DBF, #BFDE8D
Split complementary#DE8D96, #DED48D
Tetradic#D48DDE, #DEAC8D, #97DE8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCEBF5
Lighter +10%#B5D5E9
Darker −10%#65A9D3
Darker −20%#3E93C7
Darker −30%#2F77A3
Darker −40%#245A7B
More saturated +25%#7BC3F0
Less saturated −25%#9FBBCC

Channel breakdown

R141
G191
B222
Red141 (55.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue202.96°
Saturation (HSL)55.1%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G BF · B DE

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