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Colour

#8E9BF6

  • #8E9BF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8E9BF6 is a blue with RGB values 142, 155, 246 and HSL 233°, 85%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8E9BF6#8E9BF6
HEX#8E9BF6
RGBrgb(142, 155, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6078, 0.9647
RGB percentages55.7%, 60.8%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(232.5, 85.2%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 42.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK42.3%, 37%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,346,038
CSS custom property--colour: #8E9BF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#716409

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA6FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#739EF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6CADBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.8Plum · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6E98E
Analogous#8ECFF6, #B58EF6
Triadic#F68E9B, #9BF68E
Split complementary#F6B58E, #CFF68E
Tetradic#F68ECF, #F6E98E, #8EF6B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEFFE
Lighter +10%#BDC5FA
Darker −10%#5F71F2
Darker −20%#3047EE
Darker −30%#112ADA
Darker −40%#0E21AA
More saturated +25%#8594FF
Less saturated −25%#9DA6E7

Channel breakdown

R142
G155
B246
Red142 (55.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)85.25%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 9B · B F6

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