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Recognised as Colour

#8EABDC

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

#8EABDC is a blue with RGB values 142, 171, 220 and HSL 218°, 53%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8EABDC#8EABDC
HEX#8EABDC
RGBrgb(142, 171, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6706, 0.8627
RGB percentages55.7%, 67.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(217.7, 52.7%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 35.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK35.5%, 22.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,350,108
CSS custom property--colour: #8EABDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#715423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AAEDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A6DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#76B5BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 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 text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBF8E
Analogous#8ED2DC, #988EDC
Triadic#DC8EAB, #ABDC8E
Split complementary#DC988E, #D2DC8E
Tetradic#DC8ED2, #DCBF8E, #8EDC98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE5F4
Lighter +10%#B5C8E8
Darker −10%#678ED0
Darker −20%#4071C4
Darker −30%#315AA0
Darker −40%#254479
More saturated +25%#7CA6EF
Less saturated −25%#A1B0CA

Channel breakdown

R142
G171
B220
Red142 (55.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue217.69°
Saturation (HSL)52.7%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G AB · B DC

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