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Colour

#8E9BEE

  • #8E9BEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8E9BEE is a blue with RGB values 142, 155, 238 and HSL 232°, 74%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8E9BEE#8E9BEE
HEX#8E9BEE
RGBrgb(142, 155, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6078, 0.9333
RGB percentages55.7%, 60.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(231.9, 73.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 40.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK40.3%, 34.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,346,030
CSS custom property--colour: #8E9BEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#716411

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA4F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#789DECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#70ACB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Plum · ΔE 28Royal blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE18E
Analogous#8ECBEE, #B18EEE
Triadic#EE8E9B, #9BEE8E
Split complementary#EEB18E, #CBEE8E
Tetradic#EE8ECB, #EEE18E, #8EEEB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E9FB
Lighter +10%#BAC2F5
Darker −10%#6274E7
Darker −20%#354DE1
Darker −30%#1E34C5
Darker −40%#172999
More saturated +25%#7E8FFE
Less saturated −25%#9EA7DE

Channel breakdown

R142
G155
B238
Red142 (55.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue231.88°
Saturation (HSL)73.85%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 9B · B EE

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