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Colour

#8EB3DB

  • #8EB3DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8EB3DB is a blue with RGB values 142, 179, 219 and HSL 211°, 52%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8EB3DB#8EB3DB
HEX#8EB3DB
RGBrgb(142, 179, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.702, 0.8588
RGB percentages55.7%, 70.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(211.2, 51.7%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 35.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK35.2%, 18.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,352,155
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB3DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#714C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B4DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BACDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#75BCC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3Light skyblue · ΔE 12.2Sky blue · ΔE 14.5Light blue · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBB68E
Analogous#8EDADB, #908EDB
Triadic#DB8EB3, #B3DB8E
Split complementary#DB908E, #D9DB8E
Tetradic#DB8ED9, #DBB68E, #8EDB8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE7F4
Lighter +10%#B5CDE7
Darker −10%#6799CF
Darker −20%#417FC2
Darker −30%#32669E
Darker −40%#264D77
More saturated +25%#7BB2EE
Less saturated −25%#A1B4C8

Channel breakdown

R142
G179
B219
Red142 (55.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue211.17°
Saturation (HSL)51.68%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G B3 · B DB

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