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Colour

#8EAAE5

  • #8EAAE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8EAAE5 is a blue with RGB values 142, 170, 229 and HSL 221°, 63%, 73%. 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

#8EAAE5#8EAAE5
HEX#8EAAE5
RGBrgb(142, 170, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6667, 0.898
RGB percentages55.7%, 66.7%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(220.7, 62.6%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 38%, 89.8%)
CMYK38%, 25.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,349,861
CSS custom property--colour: #8EAAE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#71551A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96AEE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA6E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#72B6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.7Sky blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5C98E
Analogous#8ED6E5, #9D8EE5
Triadic#E58EAA, #AAE58E
Split complementary#E59D8E, #D6E58E
Tetradic#E58ED6, #E5C98E, #8EE59E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E8F8
Lighter +10%#B7C9EF
Darker −10%#658BDB
Darker −20%#3B6CD2
Darker −30%#2955B1
Darker −40%#1F4188
More saturated +25%#7DA4F6
Less saturated −25%#9FB0D4

Channel breakdown

R142
G170
B229
Red142 (55.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue220.69°
Saturation (HSL)62.59%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G AA · B E5

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