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Recognised as Colour

#8E90EB

  • #8E90EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8E90EB is a blue with RGB values 142, 144, 235 and HSL 239°, 70%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8E90EB#8E90EB
HEX#8E90EB
RGBrgb(142, 144, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5647, 0.9216
RGB percentages55.7%, 56.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(238.7, 69.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.7, 39.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK39.6%, 38.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,343,211
CSS custom property--colour: #8E90EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#716F14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#719CEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C95E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#72A2B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Medium purple · ΔE 18Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Plum · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE98E
Analogous#8EBEEB, #BB8EEB
Triadic#EB8E90, #90EB8E
Split complementary#EBBB8E, #BEEB8E
Tetradic#EB8EBE, #EBE98E, #8EEBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E5FA
Lighter +10%#B9BBF3
Darker −10%#6365E3
Darker −20%#373BDC
Darker −30%#2225BE
Darker −40%#1A1D93
More saturated +25%#7D80FC
Less saturated −25%#9FA0DA

Channel breakdown

R142
G144
B235
Red142 (55.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue238.71°
Saturation (HSL)69.92%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 90 · B EB

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