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Recognised as Colour

#8DA1EE

  • #8DA1EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8DA1EE is a blue with RGB values 141, 161, 238 and HSL 228°, 74%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8DA1EE#8DA1EE
HEX#8DA1EE
RGBrgb(141, 161, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6314, 0.9333
RGB percentages55.3%, 63.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(227.6, 74%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 40.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK40.8%, 32.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,282,030
CSS custom property--colour: #8DA1EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#725E11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A9F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA1ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6DB1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 28.5Light skyblue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEDA8D
Analogous#8DD2EE, #AA8DEE
Triadic#EE8DA1, #A1EE8D
Split complementary#EEAA8D, #D2EE8D
Tetradic#EE8DD2, #EEDA8D, #8DEEAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EAFB
Lighter +10%#B9C6F5
Darker −10%#617CE7
Darker −20%#3458E1
Darker −30%#1D40C5
Darker −40%#173198
More saturated +25%#7D97FE
Less saturated −25%#9DABDE

Channel breakdown

R141
G161
B238
Red141 (55.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue227.63°
Saturation (HSL)74.05%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G A1 · B EE

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