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Recognised as Colour

#8EA3EA

  • #8EA3EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8EA3EA is a blue with RGB values 142, 163, 234 and HSL 226°, 69%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8EA3EA#8EA3EA
HEX#8EA3EA
RGBrgb(142, 163, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6392, 0.9176
RGB percentages55.7%, 63.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(226.3, 68.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 39.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK39.3%, 30.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,074
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA3EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#715C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BAAEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A2E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#71B1BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Light steelblue · ΔE 27.6Plum · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD58E
Analogous#8ED1EA, #A78EEA
Triadic#EA8EA3, #A3EA8E
Split complementary#EAA78E, #D1EA8E
Tetradic#EA8ED1, #EAD58E, #8EEAA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E9FA
Lighter +10%#B9C6F2
Darker −10%#6380E2
Darker −20%#385DDA
Darker −30%#2346BC
Darker −40%#1B3691
More saturated +25%#7D9AFB
Less saturated −25%#9FACD9

Channel breakdown

R142
G163
B234
Red142 (55.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue226.3°
Saturation (HSL)68.66%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A3 · B EA

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