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Recognised as Colour

#8EABBB

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

#8EABBB is a blue with RGB values 142, 171, 187 and HSL 201°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8EABBB#8EABBB
HEX#8EABBB
RGBrgb(142, 171, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6706, 0.7333
RGB percentages55.7%, 67.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(201.3, 24.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 24.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK24.1%, 8.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,350,075
CSS custom property--colour: #8EABBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#715444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3AABCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA4BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#81AFB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.9Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Dark grey · ΔE 13.1Cadetblue · ΔE 15.7Silver · ΔE 16.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB9E8E
Analogous#8EBBB5, #8E94BB
Triadic#BB8EAB, #ABBB8E
Split complementary#BB8E94, #BBB58E
Tetradic#B58EBB, #BB9E8E, #94BB8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF2F4
Lighter +20%#CEDAE1
Lighter +10%#AEC3CE
Darker −10%#6E93A8
Darker −20%#557A8E
Darker −30%#425E6E
Darker −40%#2F434E
More saturated +25%#77B2D2
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R142
G171
B187
Red142 (55.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue201.33°
Saturation (HSL)24.86%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G AB · B BB

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