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Colour

#8EB3FF

  • #8EB3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8EB3FF is a blue with RGB values 142, 179, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8EB3FF#8EB3FF
HEX#8EB3FF
RGBrgb(142, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages55.7%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.4, 100%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 44.3%, 100%)
CMYK44.3%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,352,191
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#714C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BAFFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#64C3CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDA8E
Analogous#8EEBFF, #A28EFF
Triadic#FF8EB3, #B3FF8E
Split complementary#FFA28E, #EBFF8E
Tetradic#FF8EEB, #FFDA8E, #8EFFA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F8FF
Lighter +10%#C1D5FF
Darker −10%#5B91FF
Darker −20%#286EFF
Darker −30%#0050F4
Darker −40%#003FC1
More saturated +25%#8EB3FF
Less saturated −25%#9CB8F1

Channel breakdown

R142
G179
B255
Red142 (55.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G B3 · B FF

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