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Colour

#8EA5FE

  • #8EA5FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8EA5FE is a blue with RGB values 142, 165, 254 and HSL 228°, 98%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8EA5FE#8EA5FE
HEX#8EA5FE
RGBrgb(142, 165, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6471, 0.9961
RGB percentages55.7%, 64.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(227.7, 98.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.7, 44.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK44.1%, 35%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,606
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA5FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#715A01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA5FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#66B7C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 29Royal blue · ΔE 30.7Plum · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEE78E
Analogous#8EDDFE, #AF8EFE
Triadic#FE8EA5, #A5FE8E
Split complementary#FEAF8E, #DDFE8E
Tetradic#FE8EDD, #FEE78E, #8EFEAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F6FF
Lighter +10%#C1CDFE
Darker −10%#5B7DFE
Darker −20%#2954FD
Darker −30%#0233F1
Darker −40%#0228BE
More saturated +25%#8DA4FF
Less saturated −25%#9CADF0

Channel breakdown

R142
G165
B254
Red142 (55.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue227.68°
Saturation (HSL)98.25%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A5 · B FE

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