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Recognised as Colour

#8EB5E2

  • #8EB5E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8EB5E2 is a blue with RGB values 142, 181, 226 and HSL 212°, 59%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8EB5E2#8EB5E2
HEX#8EB5E2
RGBrgb(142, 181, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7098, 0.8863
RGB percentages55.7%, 71%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(212.1, 59.2%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 37.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK37.2%, 19.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,352,674
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB5E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#714A1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B6E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AAEE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#72BFC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.5Light steelblue · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Light blue · ΔE 21Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2BB8E
Analogous#8EDFE2, #918EE2
Triadic#E28EB5, #B5E28E
Split complementary#E2918E, #DFE28E
Tetradic#E28EDF, #E2BB8E, #8EE291

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFEAF7
Lighter +10%#B7D0EC
Darker −10%#659AD8
Darker −20%#3D80CD
Darker −30%#2C67AB
Darker −40%#214F83
More saturated +25%#7CB4F4
Less saturated −25%#A0B6D0

Channel breakdown

R142
G181
B226
Red142 (55.7%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue212.14°
Saturation (HSL)59.15%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G B5 · B E2

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