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Recognised as Colour

#8EABFF

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

#8EABFF is a blue with RGB values 142, 171, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8EABFF#8EABFF
HEX#8EABFF
RGBrgb(142, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages55.7%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.6, 100%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 44.3%, 100%)
CMYK44.3%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,350,143
CSS custom property--colour: #8EABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#715400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A9FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#65BCC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Light skyblue · ΔE 28.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.2Medium purple · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE28E
Analogous#8EE3FF, #AA8EFF
Triadic#FF8EAB, #ABFF8E
Split complementary#FFAA8E, #E3FF8E
Tetradic#FF8EE3, #FFE28E, #8EFFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F7FF
Lighter +10%#C1D1FF
Darker −10%#5B85FF
Darker −20%#285FFF
Darker −30%#003FF4
Darker −40%#0032C1
More saturated +25%#8EABFF
Less saturated −25%#9CB2F1

Channel breakdown

R142
G171
B255
Red142 (55.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G AB · B FF

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