Colour

#8E90C8

#8E90C8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8E90C8 is a blue with RGB values 142, 144, 200 and HSL 238°, 35%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8E90C8

RGBrgb(142, 144, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5647, 0.7843

RGB percentages55.7%, 56.5%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(237.9, 34.5%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 29%, 78.4%)

CMYK29%, 28%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,343,176

CSS custom property--colour: #8E90C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#716F37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8097CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E93C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#809AA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Plum · ΔE 24.8 Slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8C68E

Analogous#8EADC8, #A98EC8

Triadic#C88E90, #90C88E

Split complementary#C8A98E, #ADC88E

Tetradic#C88EAD, #C8C68E, #8EC8A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F5FA

Lighter +20%#D3D3E9

Lighter +10%#B0B2D9

Darker −10%#6C6EB7

Darker −20%#4F51A1

Darker −30%#3E407F

Darker −40%#2D2F5D

More saturated +25%#797CDD

Less saturated −25%#A3A4B3

Channel breakdown

R142

G144

B200

Red142 (55.7%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue237.93°

Saturation (HSL)34.52%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 90 · B C8

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