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Recognised as Colour

#8EA8DA

  • #8EA8DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8EA8DA is a blue with RGB values 142, 168, 218 and HSL 219°, 51%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8EA8DA#8EA8DA
HEX#8EA8DA
RGBrgb(142, 168, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6588, 0.8549
RGB percentages55.7%, 65.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(219.5, 50.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 34.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK34.9%, 22.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,349,338
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA8DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#715725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97ABDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA4D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#77B2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC08E
Analogous#8ECEDA, #9A8EDA
Triadic#DA8EA8, #A8DA8E
Split complementary#DA9A8E, #CEDA8E
Tetradic#DA8ECE, #DAC08E, #8EDA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE3F3
Lighter +10%#B4C6E7
Darker −10%#688ACD
Darker −20%#416DC1
Darker −30%#33579C
Darker −40%#264276
More saturated +25%#7BA2ED
Less saturated −25%#A1AEC7

Channel breakdown

R142
G168
B218
Red142 (55.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue219.47°
Saturation (HSL)50.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A8 · B DA

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