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Recognised as Colour

#8EA6B6

  • #8EA6B6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8EA6B6 is a blue with RGB values 142, 166, 182 and HSL 204°, 22%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8EA6B6#8EA6B6
HEX#8EA6B6
RGBrgb(142, 166, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.651, 0.7137
RGB percentages55.7%, 65.1%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(204, 21.5%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 22%, 71.4%)
CMYK22%, 8.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,790
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA6B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#715949

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA5B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA1B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#83AAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2Dark grey · ΔE 12.2Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8Slate grey · ΔE 14.2Silver · ΔE 16.2Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B69E8E
Analogous#8EB6B2, #8E92B6
Triadic#B68EA6, #A6B68E
Split complementary#B68E92, #B6B28E
Tetradic#B28EB6, #B69E8E, #92B68E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEFF2
Lighter +20%#CCD7DE
Lighter +10%#ADBECA
Darker −10%#6F8EA2
Darker −20%#577487
Darker −30%#435968
Darker −40%#2F3F49
More saturated +25%#77ABCD
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R142
G166
B182
Red142 (55.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)21.51%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A6 · B B6

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