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Recognised as Colour

#8EA2C1

  • #8EA2C1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8EA2C1 is a blue with RGB values 142, 162, 193 and HSL 216°, 29%, 66%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

#8EA2C1#8EA2C1
HEX#8EA2C1
RGBrgb(142, 162, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6353, 0.7569
RGB percentages55.7%, 63.5%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(216.5, 29.1%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 26.4%, 75.7%)
CMYK26.4%, 16.1%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,347,777
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA2C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#715D3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A3C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#929EC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#80A8ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 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 text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Dark grey · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Sky blue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1AD8E
Analogous#8EBBC1, #948EC1
Triadic#C18EA2, #A2C18E
Split complementary#C1948E, #BBC18E
Tetradic#C18EBB, #C1AD8E, #8EC194

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F3F7
Lighter +20%#D0D8E5
Lighter +10%#AFBDD3
Darker −10%#6D87AF
Darker −20%#536D96
Darker −30%#405576
Darker −40%#2E3D55
More saturated +25%#789DD7
Less saturated −25%#A4A7AB

Channel breakdown

R142
G162
B193
Red142 (55.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue216.47°
Saturation (HSL)29.14%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A2 · B C1

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