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Recognised as Colour

#8EBAFA

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

#8EBAFA is a blue with RGB values 142, 186, 250 and HSL 216°, 92%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8EBAFA#8EBAFA
HEX#8EBAFA
RGBrgb(142, 186, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7294, 0.9804
RGB percentages55.7%, 72.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(215.6, 91.5%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 43.2%, 98%)
CMYK43.2%, 25.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,353,978
CSS custom property--colour: #8EBAFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.55:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#714505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2BEFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B3F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#65C8D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FACE8E
Analogous#8EF0FA, #988EFA
Triadic#FA8EBA, #BAFA8E
Split complementary#FA988E, #F0FA8E
Tetradic#FA8EF0, #FACE8E, #8EFA98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F6FE
Lighter +10%#BFD8FC
Darker −10%#5D9CF8
Darker −20%#2C7EF6
Darker −30%#0A63E5
Darker −40%#084EB4
More saturated +25%#89B9FF
Less saturated −25%#9DBDEB

Channel breakdown

R142
G186
B250
Red142 (55.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue215.56°
Saturation (HSL)91.53%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G BA · B FA

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