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Recognised as Colour

#8EA7C3

  • #8EA7C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8EA7C3 is a blue with RGB values 142, 167, 195 and HSL 212°, 31%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8EA7C3#8EA7C3
HEX#8EA7C3
RGBrgb(142, 167, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6549, 0.7647
RGB percentages55.7%, 65.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(211.7, 30.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.7, 27.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK27.2%, 14.4%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,349,059
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA7C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#71583C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA7C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A2C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7FADB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 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 text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Dark grey · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3AA8E
Analogous#8EC2C3, #908EC3
Triadic#C38EA7, #A7C38E
Split complementary#C3908E, #C2C38E
Tetradic#C38EC2, #C3AA8E, #8EC390

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F5F8
Lighter +20%#D1DBE6
Lighter +10%#AFC1D5
Darker −10%#6D8DB1
Darker −20%#527399
Darker −30%#405A78
Darker −40%#2E4157
More saturated +25%#78A6D9
Less saturated −25%#A4A8AD

Channel breakdown

R142
G167
B195
Red142 (55.7%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue211.7°
Saturation (HSL)30.64%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A7 · B C3

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