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Colour

#8EA1C8

  • #8EA1C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8EA1C8 is a blue with RGB values 142, 161, 200 and HSL 220°, 35%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8EA1C8#8EA1C8
HEX#8EA1C8
RGBrgb(142, 161, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6314, 0.7843
RGB percentages55.7%, 63.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(220.3, 34.5%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 29%, 78.4%)
CMYK29%, 19.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,347,528
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA1C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#715E37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94A3CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9EC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#7EA9AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 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 text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20Sky blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8B58E
Analogous#8EBEC8, #988EC8
Triadic#C88EA1, #A1C88E
Split complementary#C8988E, #BEC88E
Tetradic#C88EBE, #C8B58E, #8EC898

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7FA
Lighter +20%#D3DAE9
Lighter +10%#B0BED9
Darker −10%#6C84B7
Darker −20%#4F6AA1
Darker −30%#3E537F
Darker −40%#2D3D5D
More saturated +25%#799ADD
Less saturated −25%#A3A8B3

Channel breakdown

R142
G161
B200
Red142 (55.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue220.34°
Saturation (HSL)34.52%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A1 · B C8

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