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Colour

#8EA2CC

  • #8EA2CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8EA2CC is a blue with RGB values 142, 162, 204 and HSL 221°, 38%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8EA2CC#8EA2CC
HEX#8EA2CC
RGBrgb(142, 162, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6353, 0.8
RGB percentages55.7%, 63.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(220.6, 37.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 30.4%, 80%)
CMYK30.4%, 20.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,347,788
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA2CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#715D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94A5CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9FCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#7DAAB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.6Sky blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB88E
Analogous#8EC1CC, #998ECC
Triadic#CC8EA2, #A2CC8E
Split complementary#CC998E, #C1CC8E
Tetradic#CC8EC1, #CCB88E, #8ECC99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FC
Lighter +20%#D4DCEC
Lighter +10%#B1BFDC
Darker −10%#6B85BC
Darker −20%#4C6AA8
Darker −30%#3C5485
Darker −40%#2C3D62
More saturated +25%#7A9BE1
Less saturated −25%#A3A9B8

Channel breakdown

R142
G162
B204
Red142 (55.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue220.65°
Saturation (HSL)37.8%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A2 · B CC

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