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Recognised as Colour

#8F94CE

  • #8F94CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8F94CE is a blue with RGB values 143, 148, 206 and HSL 235°, 39%, 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

#8F94CE#8F94CE
HEX#8F94CE
RGBrgb(143, 148, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5804, 0.8078
RGB percentages56.1%, 58%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(235.2, 39.1%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.2, 30.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK30.6%, 28.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,409,742
CSS custom property--colour: #8F94CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#706B31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#839BD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8096CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7F9FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 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 text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 24.9Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEC98F
Analogous#8FB4CE, #A98FCE
Triadic#CE8F94, #94CE8F
Split complementary#CEAA8F, #B3CE8F
Tetradic#CE8FB4, #CEC98F, #8FCEAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFD
Lighter +20%#D6D8ED
Lighter +10%#B2B6DE
Darker −10%#6C72BE
Darker −20%#4B53AC
Darker −30%#3C4288
Darker −40%#2C3165
More saturated +25%#7B83E2
Less saturated −25%#A3A5BA

Channel breakdown

R143
G148
B206
Red143 (56.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue235.24°
Saturation (HSL)39.13%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 94 · B CE

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