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Colour

#8A9FCF

  • #8A9FCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8A9FCF is a blue with RGB values 138, 159, 207 and HSL 222°, 42%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8A9FCF#8A9FCF
HEX#8A9FCF
RGBrgb(138, 159, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6235, 0.8118
RGB percentages54.1%, 62.4%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(221.7, 41.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 33.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK33.3%, 23.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,084,879
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9FCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#756030

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA2D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#899CCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#76A9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFBA8A
Analogous#8AC2CF, #988ACF
Triadic#CF8A9F, #9FCF8A
Split complementary#CF988A, #C2CF8A
Tetradic#CF8AC2, #CFBA8A, #8ACF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F8FC
Lighter +20%#D2DAED
Lighter +10%#AEBDDE
Darker −10%#6681C0
Darker −20%#4766AC
Darker −30%#385088
Darker −40%#293B64
More saturated +25%#7597E4
Less saturated −25%#9FA7BA

Channel breakdown

R138
G159
B207
Red138 (54.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue221.74°
Saturation (HSL)41.82%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 9F · B CF

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