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Colour

#8EA4B4

  • #8EA4B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8EA4B4 is a blue with RGB values 142, 164, 180 and HSL 205°, 20%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8EA4B4#8EA4B4
HEX#8EA4B4
RGBrgb(142, 164, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6431, 0.7059
RGB percentages55.7%, 64.3%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(205.3, 20.2%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 21.1%, 70.6%)
CMYK21.1%, 8.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,276
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA4B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#715B4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA3B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#989FB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#84A8A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5Dark grey · ΔE 12Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3Slate grey · ΔE 13.5Silver · ΔE 16.3Cadetblue · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B49E8E
Analogous#8EB4B1, #8E91B4
Triadic#B48EA4, #A4B48E
Split complementary#B48E91, #B4B18E
Tetradic#B18EB4, #B49E8E, #91B48E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEEF1
Lighter +20%#CBD5DD
Lighter +10%#ADBDC8
Darker −10%#6F8BA0
Darker −20%#587284
Darker −30%#435766
Darker −40%#2F3D47
More saturated +25%#77A8CC
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R142
G164
B180
Red142 (55.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue205.26°
Saturation (HSL)20.21%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A4 · B B4

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