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Colour

#8EA4B6

  • #8EA4B6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8EA4B6 is a blue with RGB values 142, 164, 182 and HSL 207°, 22%, 64%. 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

#8EA4B6#8EA4B6
HEX#8EA4B6
RGBrgb(142, 164, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6431, 0.7137
RGB percentages55.7%, 64.3%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(207, 21.5%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207, 22%, 71.4%)
CMYK22%, 9.9%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,278
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA4B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#715B49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA4B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#989FB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#83A8AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5Dark grey · ΔE 12.7Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Slate grey · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 16.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6A08E
Analogous#8EB6B4, #8E90B6
Triadic#B68EA4, #A4B68E
Split complementary#B68E90, #B6B48E
Tetradic#B48EB6, #B6A08E, #90B68E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEFF2
Lighter +20%#CCD6DE
Lighter +10%#ADBDCA
Darker −10%#6F8BA2
Darker −20%#577187
Darker −30%#435768
Darker −40%#2F3D49
More saturated +25%#77A6CD
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R142
G164
B182
Red142 (55.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue207°
Saturation (HSL)21.51%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A4 · B B6

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