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Colour

#8EBBF5

  • #8EBBF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8EBBF5 is a blue with RGB values 142, 187, 245 and HSL 214°, 84%, 76%. 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

#8EBBF5#8EBBF5
HEX#8EBBF5
RGBrgb(142, 187, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7333, 0.9608
RGB percentages55.7%, 73.3%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(213.8, 83.7%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 42%, 96.1%)
CMYK42%, 23.7%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,354,229
CSS custom property--colour: #8EBBF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#71440A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5BEF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B3F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#68C8CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 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 text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5C88E
Analogous#8EEEF5, #958EF5
Triadic#F58EBB, #BBF58E
Split complementary#F5948E, #EFF58E
Tetradic#F58EEE, #F5C88E, #8EF595

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF3FD
Lighter +10%#BDD7F9
Darker −10%#5F9FF1
Darker −20%#3083ED
Darker −30%#1369D7
Darker −40%#0F52A8
More saturated +25%#84BAFF
Less saturated −25%#9DBDE6

Channel breakdown

R142
G187
B245
Red142 (55.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue213.79°
Saturation (HSL)83.74%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G BB · B F5

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