Colour

#8E8EBD

#8E8EBD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8E8EBD is a blue with RGB values 142, 142, 189 and HSL 240°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8E8EBD

RGBrgb(142, 142, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5569, 0.7412

RGB percentages55.7%, 55.7%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(240, 26.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 24.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK24.9%, 24.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,342,653

CSS custom property--colour: #8E8EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1

Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#717142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8294BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8091BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#83969Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2 Thistle · ΔE 24.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDBD8E

Analogous#8EA6BD, #A68EBD

Triadic#BD8E8E, #8EBD8E

Split complementary#BDA68E, #A6BD8E

Tetradic#BD8EA6, #BDBD8E, #8EBDA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFEFF5

Lighter +20%#CECEE3

Lighter +10%#AEAED0

Darker −10%#6E6EAA

Darker −20%#545491

Darker −30%#424270

Darker −40%#2F2F50

More saturated +25%#7878D3

Less saturated −25%#A4A4A7

Channel breakdown

R142

G142

B189

Red142 (55.7%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)26.26%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 8E · B BD

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