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Recognised as Colour

#8EACEB

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

#8EACEB is a blue with RGB values 142, 172, 235 and HSL 221°, 70%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8EACEB#8EACEB
HEX#8EACEB
RGBrgb(142, 172, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6745, 0.9216
RGB percentages55.7%, 67.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(220.6, 69.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 39.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK39.6%, 26.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,350,379
CSS custom property--colour: #8EACEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#715314

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B1EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA8EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6FB9C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.3Sky blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBCD8E
Analogous#8EDBEB, #9E8EEB
Triadic#EB8EAC, #ACEB8E
Split complementary#EB9F8E, #DBEB8E
Tetradic#EB8EDB, #EBCD8E, #8EEB9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5ECFA
Lighter +10%#B9CCF3
Darker −10%#638CE3
Darker −20%#376CDC
Darker −30%#2254BE
Darker −40%#1A4193
More saturated +25%#7DA6FC
Less saturated −25%#9FB2DA

Channel breakdown

R142
G172
B235
Red142 (55.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue220.65°
Saturation (HSL)69.92%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G AC · B EB

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