Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#8EA1EC

  • #8EA1EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8EA1EC is a blue with RGB values 142, 161, 236 and HSL 228°, 71%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8EA1EC#8EA1EC
HEX#8EA1EC
RGBrgb(142, 161, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6314, 0.9255
RGB percentages55.7%, 63.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(227.9, 71.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.9, 39.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK39.8%, 31.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,347,564
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA1EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#715E13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A9EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#70B0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Plum · ΔE 28Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD98E
Analogous#8ED0EC, #AA8EEC
Triadic#EC8EA1, #A1EC8E
Split complementary#ECAA8E, #D0EC8E
Tetradic#EC8ED0, #ECD98E, #8EECAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5EAFB
Lighter +10%#BAC5F3
Darker −10%#627DE5
Darker −20%#3758DD
Darker −30%#2041C1
Darker −40%#193295
More saturated +25%#7E97FD
Less saturated −25%#9FABDC

Channel breakdown

R142
G161
B236
Red142 (55.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue227.87°
Saturation (HSL)71.21%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A1 · B EC

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “8ea1ec” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.