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Recognised as Colour

#8F94CD

  • #8F94CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8F94CD is a blue with RGB values 143, 148, 205 and HSL 235°, 38%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8F94CD#8F94CD
HEX#8F94CD
RGBrgb(143, 148, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5804, 0.8039
RGB percentages56.1%, 58%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(235.2, 38.3%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.2, 30.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK30.2%, 27.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,409,741
CSS custom property--colour: #8F94CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#706B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#839ACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8096CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7F9EA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8Plum · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC88F
Analogous#8FB3CD, #A98FCD
Triadic#CD8F94, #94CD8F
Split complementary#CDA98F, #B3CD8F
Tetradic#CD8FB3, #CDC88F, #8FCDA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FC
Lighter +20%#D6D7EC
Lighter +10%#B2B6DD
Darker −10%#6C72BD
Darker −20%#4C54AA
Darker −30%#3C4287
Darker −40%#2C3164
More saturated +25%#7B83E1
Less saturated −25%#A3A5B9

Channel breakdown

R143
G148
B205
Red143 (56.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue235.16°
Saturation (HSL)38.27%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 94 · B CD

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