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Colour

#8F8FEF

  • #8F8FEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8F8FEF is a blue with RGB values 143, 143, 239 and HSL 240°, 75%, 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

#8F8FEF#8F8FEF
HEX#8F8FEF
RGBrgb(143, 143, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5608, 0.9373
RGB percentages56.1%, 56.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(240, 75%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 40.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK40.2%, 40.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,408,495
CSS custom property--colour: #8F8FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#707010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D9CF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6995EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#72A2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 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 text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 15.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFEF8F
Analogous#8FBFEF, #BF8FEF
Triadic#EF8F8F, #8FEF8F
Split complementary#EFBF8F, #BFEF8F
Tetradic#EF8FBF, #EFEF8F, #8FEFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E8FC
Lighter +10%#BCBCF5
Darker −10%#6262E9
Darker −20%#3636E2
Darker −30%#1D1DC8
Darker −40%#16169C
More saturated +25%#7F7FFF
Less saturated −25%#9F9FDF

Channel breakdown

R143
G143
B239
Red143 (56.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 8F · B EF

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