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Colour

#8E9EC7

  • #8E9EC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8E9EC7 is a blue with RGB values 142, 158, 199 and HSL 223°, 34%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8E9EC7#8E9EC7
HEX#8E9EC7
RGBrgb(142, 158, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6196, 0.7804
RGB percentages55.7%, 62%, 78%
HSLhsl(223.2, 33.7%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 28.6%, 78%)
CMYK28.6%, 20.6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,346,759
CSS custom property--colour: #8E9EC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#716138

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A1C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9CC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7FA6ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3Thistle · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7B78E
Analogous#8EBBC7, #9B8EC7
Triadic#C78E9E, #9EC78E
Split complementary#C79B8E, #BBC78E
Tetradic#C78EBB, #C7B78E, #8EC79B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F6FA
Lighter +20%#D2D9E9
Lighter +10%#B0BBD8
Darker −10%#6C81B6
Darker −20%#4F66A0
Darker −30%#3E507E
Darker −40%#2D3A5C
More saturated +25%#7995DC
Less saturated −25%#A3A7B2

Channel breakdown

R142
G158
B199
Red142 (55.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue223.16°
Saturation (HSL)33.73%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 9E · B C7

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