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Recognised as Colour

#8EB4F3

  • #8EB4F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8EB4F3 is a blue with RGB values 142, 180, 243 and HSL 217°, 81%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8EB4F3#8EB4F3
HEX#8EB4F3
RGBrgb(142, 180, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7059, 0.9529
RGB percentages55.7%, 70.6%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(217.4, 80.8%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 41.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK41.6%, 25.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,352,435
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB4F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#714B0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB8F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#92AEF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6AC1CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.9Sky blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3CD8E
Analogous#8EE7F3, #9A8EF3
Triadic#F38EB4, #B4F38E
Split complementary#F39B8E, #E7F38E
Tetradic#F38EE7, #F3CD8E, #8EF39A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF1FD
Lighter +10%#BCD3F8
Darker −10%#6095EE
Darker −20%#3277E9
Darker −30%#165DD2
Darker −40%#1148A4
More saturated +25%#82B1FF
Less saturated −25%#9EB8E3

Channel breakdown

R142
G180
B243
Red142 (55.7%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue217.43°
Saturation (HSL)80.8%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G B4 · B F3

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