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Recognised as Colour

#8EB8FE

  • #8EB8FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8EB8FE is a blue with RGB values 142, 184, 254 and HSL 218°, 98%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8EB8FE#8EB8FE
HEX#8EB8FE
RGBrgb(142, 184, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7216, 0.9961
RGB percentages55.7%, 72.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(217.5, 98.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 44.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK44.1%, 27.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,353,470
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB8FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#714701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#92B2FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#63C7D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7Sky blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED48E
Analogous#8EF0FE, #9C8EFE
Triadic#FE8EB8, #B8FE8E
Split complementary#FE9C8E, #F0FE8E
Tetradic#FE8EF0, #FED48E, #8EFE9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F8FF
Lighter +10%#C1D8FE
Darker −10%#5B98FE
Darker −20%#2978FD
Darker −30%#025CF1
Darker −40%#0248BE
More saturated +25%#8DB8FF
Less saturated −25%#9CBCF0

Channel breakdown

R142
G184
B254
Red142 (55.7%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)98.25%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G B8 · B FE

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