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Colour

#8EA0C7

  • #8EA0C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8EA0C7 is a blue with RGB values 142, 160, 199 and HSL 221°, 34%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8EA0C7#8EA0C7
HEX#8EA0C7
RGBrgb(142, 160, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6275, 0.7804
RGB percentages55.7%, 62.7%, 78%
HSLhsl(221.1, 33.7%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 28.6%, 78%)
CMYK28.6%, 19.6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,347,271
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA0C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#715F38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94A3C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9DC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7FA8ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 18Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Thistle · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7B58E
Analogous#8EBDC7, #998EC7
Triadic#C78EA0, #A0C78E
Split complementary#C7998E, #BCC78E
Tetradic#C78EBC, #C7B58E, #8EC799

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F6FA
Lighter +20%#D2D9E9
Lighter +10%#B0BDD8
Darker −10%#6C83B6
Darker −20%#4F69A0
Darker −30%#3E527E
Darker −40%#2D3C5C
More saturated +25%#7998DC
Less saturated −25%#A3A8B2

Channel breakdown

R142
G160
B199
Red142 (55.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue221.05°
Saturation (HSL)33.73%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A0 · B C7

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