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Colour

#8DAFFC

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

#8DAFFC is a blue with RGB values 141, 175, 252 and HSL 222°, 95%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8DAFFC#8DAFFC
HEX#8DAFFC
RGBrgb(141, 175, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6863, 0.9882
RGB percentages55.3%, 68.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(221.6, 94.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 44%, 98.8%)
CMYK44%, 30.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,285,628
CSS custom property--colour: #8DAFFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#725003

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#88ABFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#64BFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7Light steelblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCDA8D
Analogous#8DE6FC, #A38DFC
Triadic#FC8DAF, #AFFC8D
Split complementary#FCA38D, #E7FC8D
Tetradic#FC8DE6, #FCDA8D, #8DFCA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F5FF
Lighter +10%#BFD2FD
Darker −10%#5B8CFB
Darker −20%#2A69F9
Darker −30%#064CEA
Darker −40%#053CB8
More saturated +25%#8AAEFF
Less saturated −25%#9CB5ED

Channel breakdown

R141
G175
B252
Red141 (55.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue221.62°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G AF · B FC

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