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Recognised as Colour

#8EA1E5

  • #8EA1E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8EA1E5 is a blue with RGB values 142, 161, 229 and HSL 227°, 63%, 73%. 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

#8EA1E5#8EA1E5
HEX#8EA1E5
RGBrgb(142, 161, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6314, 0.898
RGB percentages55.7%, 63.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(226.9, 62.6%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 38%, 89.8%)
CMYK38%, 29.7%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,347,557
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA1E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#715E1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA7E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A0E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#73AFB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Light skyblue · ΔE 25.5Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5Plum · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5D28E
Analogous#8ECDE5, #A68EE5
Triadic#E58EA1, #A1E58E
Split complementary#E5A68E, #CDE58E
Tetradic#E58ECD, #E5D28E, #8EE5A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E6F8
Lighter +10%#B7C3EF
Darker −10%#657FDB
Darker −20%#3B5CD2
Darker −30%#2947B1
Darker −40%#1F3688
More saturated +25%#7D97F6
Less saturated −25%#9FABD4

Channel breakdown

R142
G161
B229
Red142 (55.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue226.9°
Saturation (HSL)62.59%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A1 · B E5

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