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Colour

#8F8FEE

  • #8F8FEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8F8FEE is a blue with RGB values 143, 143, 238 and HSL 240°, 74%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8F8FEE#8F8FEE
HEX#8F8FEE
RGBrgb(143, 143, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5608, 0.9333
RGB percentages56.1%, 56.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(240, 73.6%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 39.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK39.9%, 39.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,408,494
CSS custom property--colour: #8F8FEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#707011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E9CF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6995ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#73A2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEEE8F
Analogous#8FBFEE, #BF8FEE
Triadic#EE8F8F, #8FEE8F
Split complementary#EEBF8F, #BFEE8F
Tetradic#EE8FBF, #EEEE8F, #8FEEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E8FB
Lighter +10%#BBBBF5
Darker −10%#6363E7
Darker −20%#3636E1
Darker −30%#1E1EC6
Darker −40%#17179A
More saturated +25%#7F7FFE
Less saturated −25%#9F9FDE

Channel breakdown

R143
G143
B238
Red143 (56.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)73.64%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 8F · B EE

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