Colour

#8EB9C1

#8EB9C1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light blue

#8EB9C1 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 185, 193 and HSL 189°, 29%, 66%. 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 blue.

Colour values

#8EB9C1#8EB9C1

HEX#8EB9C1

RGBrgb(142, 185, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7255, 0.7569

RGB percentages55.7%, 72.5%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(189.4, 29.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 26.4%, 75.7%)

CMYK26.4%, 4.1%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,353,665

CSS custom property--colour: #8EB9C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.3 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#71463E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2B6C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9AFC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#7EBDBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 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 blue · ΔE 11.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 13.5 Powder blue · ΔE 13.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2 Sky blue · ΔE 14.5 Dark grey · ΔE 15.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C1968E

Analogous#8EC1AF, #8EA0C1

Triadic#C18EB9, #B9C18E

Split complementary#C18EA0, #C1AF8E

Tetradic#AF8EC1, #C1968E, #A0C18E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F6F7

Lighter +20%#D0E2E5

Lighter +10%#AFCDD3

Darker −10%#6DA5AF

Darker −20%#538C96

Darker −30%#406D76

Darker −40%#2E4F55

More saturated +25%#78C8D7

Less saturated −25%#A4AAAB

Channel breakdown

R142

G185

B193

Red142 (55.7%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue189.41°

Saturation (HSL)29.14%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G B9 · B C1

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Colour values

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