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Recognised as Colour

#8EAAE0

  • #8EAAE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8EAAE0 is a blue with RGB values 142, 170, 224 and HSL 220°, 57%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8EAAE0#8EAAE0
HEX#8EAAE0
RGBrgb(142, 170, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6667, 0.8784
RGB percentages55.7%, 66.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(219.5, 56.9%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 36.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK36.6%, 24.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,349,856
CSS custom property--colour: #8EAAE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#71551F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97AEE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA6DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#74B5BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 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 text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Sky blue · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0C48E
Analogous#8ED3E0, #9B8EE0
Triadic#E08EAA, #AAE08E
Split complementary#E09B8E, #D3E08E
Tetradic#E08ED3, #E0C48E, #8EE09B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE6F6
Lighter +10%#B6C8EB
Darker −10%#668CD5
Darker −20%#3E6ECA
Darker −30%#2E57A7
Darker −40%#23427F
More saturated +25%#7CA4F2
Less saturated −25%#A0B0CE

Channel breakdown

R142
G170
B224
Red142 (55.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue219.51°
Saturation (HSL)56.94%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G AA · B E0

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