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Colour

#8EA4DB

  • #8EA4DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8EA4DB is a blue with RGB values 142, 164, 219 and HSL 223°, 52%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8EA4DB#8EA4DB
HEX#8EA4DB
RGBrgb(142, 164, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6431, 0.8588
RGB percentages55.7%, 64.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(222.9, 51.7%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 35.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK35.2%, 25.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,315
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA4DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#715B24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A8DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA2DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#77AFB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Sky blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBC58E
Analogous#8ECADB, #9F8EDB
Triadic#DB8EA4, #A4DB8E
Split complementary#DB9E8E, #CBDB8E
Tetradic#DB8ECA, #DBC58E, #8EDB9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE2F4
Lighter +10%#B5C3E7
Darker −10%#6785CF
Darker −20%#4166C2
Darker −30%#32519E
Darker −40%#263D77
More saturated +25%#7B9CEE
Less saturated −25%#A1ACC8

Channel breakdown

R142
G164
B219
Red142 (55.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)51.68%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A4 · B DB

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