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Colour

#8EA3DA

  • #8EA3DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8EA3DA is a blue with RGB values 142, 163, 218 and HSL 223°, 51%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8EA3DA#8EA3DA
HEX#8EA3DA
RGBrgb(142, 163, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6392, 0.8549
RGB percentages55.7%, 63.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(223.4, 50.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 34.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK34.9%, 25.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,058
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA3DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#715C25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A7DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA1D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#78AEB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Light steelblue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Sky blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC58E
Analogous#8EC9DA, #9F8EDA
Triadic#DA8EA3, #A3DA8E
Split complementary#DA9F8E, #C9DA8E
Tetradic#DA8EC9, #DAC58E, #8EDA9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE2F3
Lighter +10%#B4C2E7
Darker −10%#6884CD
Darker −20%#4164C1
Darker −30%#33509C
Darker −40%#263C76
More saturated +25%#7B9BED
Less saturated −25%#A1ABC7

Channel breakdown

R142
G163
B218
Red142 (55.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue223.42°
Saturation (HSL)50.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A3 · B DA

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