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Recognised as Colour

#8EA2D3

  • #8EA2D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8EA2D3 is a blue with RGB values 142, 162, 211 and HSL 223°, 44%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8EA2D3#8EA2D3
HEX#8EA2D3
RGBrgb(142, 162, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6353, 0.8275
RGB percentages55.7%, 63.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(222.6, 43.9%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 32.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK32.7%, 23.2%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,347,795
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA2D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#715D2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A6D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA0D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7AACB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Slate grey · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3BF8E
Analogous#8EC5D3, #9C8ED3
Triadic#D38EA2, #A2D38E
Split complementary#D39C8E, #C5D38E
Tetradic#D38EC5, #D3BF8E, #8ED39C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFE
Lighter +20%#D7DEF0
Lighter +10%#B3C0E1
Darker −10%#6984C5
Darker −20%#4666B5
Darker −30%#385290
Darker −40%#2A3D6B
More saturated +25%#7A9AE7
Less saturated −25%#A2AABF

Channel breakdown

R142
G162
B211
Red142 (55.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue222.61°
Saturation (HSL)43.95%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A2 · B D3

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