Colour

#8EACCB

#8EACCB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#8EACCB is a blue with RGB values 142, 172, 203 and HSL 210°, 37%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8EACCB#8EACCB

HEX#8EACCB

RGBrgb(142, 172, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6745, 0.7961

RGB percentages55.7%, 67.5%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(210.5, 37%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 30%, 79.6%)

CMYK30%, 15.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,350,347

CSS custom property--colour: #8EACCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1

Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#715334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0ACCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#99A6CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7CB3B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Sky blue · ΔE 15.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.1 Light blue · ΔE 18.3 Slate grey · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBAD8E

Analogous#8ECBCB, #8F8ECB

Triadic#CB8EAC, #ACCB8E

Split complementary#CB8E8E, #CBCB8E

Tetradic#CB8ECB, #CBAD8E, #8ECB8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F9FB

Lighter +20%#D4DFEB

Lighter +10%#B1C6DB

Darker −10%#6B92BB

Darker −20%#4D79A6

Darker −30%#3D5F83

Darker −40%#2C4661

More saturated +25%#79ACE0

Less saturated −25%#A3ACB6

Channel breakdown

R142

G172

B203

Red142 (55.7%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue210.49°

Saturation (HSL)36.97%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G AC · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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