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Recognised as Colour

#8EADF0

  • #8EADF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8EADF0 is a blue with RGB values 142, 173, 240 and HSL 221°, 77%, 75%. 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

#8EADF0#8EADF0
HEX#8EADF0
RGBrgb(142, 173, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6784, 0.9412
RGB percentages55.7%, 67.8%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(221, 76.6%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 40.8%, 94.1%)
CMYK40.8%, 27.9%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,350,640
CSS custom property--colour: #8EADF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#71520F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B2F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA9EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6DBBC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.5Sky blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0D18E
Analogous#8EDEF0, #A08EF0
Triadic#F08EAD, #ADF08E
Split complementary#F0A08E, #DEF08E
Tetradic#F08EDE, #F0D18E, #8EF0A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EEFC
Lighter +10%#BBCEF6
Darker −10%#618CEA
Darker −20%#346CE4
Darker −30%#1B52CA
Darker −40%#15409D
More saturated +25%#7FA7FF
Less saturated −25%#9EB3E0

Channel breakdown

R142
G173
B240
Red142 (55.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue221.02°
Saturation (HSL)76.56%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G AD · B F0

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