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Recognised as Colour

#8EABEC

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

#8EABEC is a blue with RGB values 142, 171, 236 and HSL 221°, 71%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8EABEC#8EABEC
HEX#8EABEC
RGBrgb(142, 171, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6706, 0.9255
RGB percentages55.7%, 67.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(221.5, 71.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 39.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK39.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,350,124
CSS custom property--colour: #8EABEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#715413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B0EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA8EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6FB8C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.8Sky blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECCF8E
Analogous#8EDAEC, #A08EEC
Triadic#EC8EAB, #ABEC8E
Split complementary#ECA08E, #DAEC8E
Tetradic#EC8EDA, #ECCF8E, #8EECA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5ECFB
Lighter +10%#BACBF3
Darker −10%#628BE5
Darker −20%#376ADD
Darker −30%#2052C1
Darker −40%#193F95
More saturated +25%#7EA5FD
Less saturated −25%#9FB1DC

Channel breakdown

R142
G171
B236
Red142 (55.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue221.49°
Saturation (HSL)71.21%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G AB · B EC

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