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Recognised as Colour

#8EA4EA

  • #8EA4EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8EA4EA is a blue with RGB values 142, 164, 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

#8EA4EA#8EA4EA
HEX#8EA4EA
RGBrgb(142, 164, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6431, 0.9176
RGB percentages55.7%, 64.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(225.7, 68.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 39.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK39.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,330
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA4EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#715B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CAAEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A3E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#71B2BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD48E
Analogous#8ED2EA, #A68EEA
Triadic#EA8EA4, #A4EA8E
Split complementary#EAA68E, #D2EA8E
Tetradic#EA8ED2, #EAD48E, #8EEAA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E9FA
Lighter +10%#B9C7F2
Darker −10%#6381E2
Darker −20%#385FDA
Darker −30%#2348BC
Darker −40%#1B3791
More saturated +25%#7D9BFB
Less saturated −25%#9FADD9

Channel breakdown

R142
G164
B234
Red142 (55.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue225.65°
Saturation (HSL)68.66%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A4 · B EA

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