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Recognised as Colour

#8EA1E7

  • #8EA1E7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8EA1E7 is a blue with RGB values 142, 161, 231 and HSL 227°, 65%, 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

#8EA1E7#8EA1E7
HEX#8EA1E7
RGBrgb(142, 161, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6314, 0.9059
RGB percentages55.7%, 63.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(227.2, 65%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.2, 38.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK38.5%, 30.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,347,559
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA1E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#715E18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA8EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A0E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#72AFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5Plum · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7D48E
Analogous#8ECDE7, #A88EE7
Triadic#E78EA1, #A1E78E
Split complementary#E7A88E, #CDE78E
Tetradic#E78ECD, #E7D48E, #8EE7A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E7F9
Lighter +10%#B8C4F0
Darker −10%#647EDE
Darker −20%#3A5BD5
Darker −30%#2745B5
Darker −40%#1E358B
More saturated +25%#7D97F8
Less saturated −25%#9FABD6

Channel breakdown

R142
G161
B231
Red142 (55.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue227.19°
Saturation (HSL)64.96%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A1 · B E7

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