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Recognised as Colour

#8EA3C3

  • #8EA3C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8EA3C3 is a blue with RGB values 142, 163, 195 and HSL 216°, 31%, 66%. 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

#8EA3C3#8EA3C3
HEX#8EA3C3
RGBrgb(142, 163, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6392, 0.7647
RGB percentages55.7%, 63.9%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(216.2, 30.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 27.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK27.2%, 16.4%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,035
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA3C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#715C3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A4C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#939FC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7FAAADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 16Dark grey · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7Sky blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3AE8E
Analogous#8EBDC3, #948EC3
Triadic#C38EA3, #A3C38E
Split complementary#C3948E, #BDC38E
Tetradic#C38EBD, #C3AE8E, #8EC394

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F4F8
Lighter +20%#D1D9E6
Lighter +10%#AFBED5
Darker −10%#6D88B1
Darker −20%#526E99
Darker −30%#405678
Darker −40%#2E3E57
More saturated +25%#789FD9
Less saturated −25%#A4A7AD

Channel breakdown

R142
G163
B195
Red142 (55.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue216.23°
Saturation (HSL)30.64%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A3 · B C3

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