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Colour

#8E9DFF

  • #8E9DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8E9DFF is a blue with RGB values 142, 157, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8E9DFF#8E9DFF
HEX#8E9DFF
RGBrgb(142, 157, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6157, 1
RGB percentages55.7%, 61.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(232, 100%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 44.3%, 100%)
CMYK44.3%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,346,559
CSS custom property--colour: #8E9DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#716200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#70A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#67B1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF08E
Analogous#8ED6FF, #B88EFF
Triadic#FF8E9D, #9DFF8E
Split complementary#FFB88E, #D5FF8E
Tetradic#FF8ED6, #FFF08E, #8EFFB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F5FF
Lighter +10%#C1C9FF
Darker −10%#5B71FF
Darker −20%#2845FF
Darker −30%#0020F4
Darker −40%#001AC1
More saturated +25%#8E9DFF
Less saturated −25%#9CA7F1

Channel breakdown

R142
G157
B255
Red142 (55.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 9D · B FF

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