Colour

#8F98BF

#8F98BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8F98BF is a blue with RGB values 143, 152, 191 and HSL 229°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8F98BF#8F98BF

HEX#8F98BF

RGBrgb(143, 152, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5961, 0.749

RGB percentages56.1%, 59.6%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(228.8, 27.3%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 25.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK25.1%, 20.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,410,751

CSS custom property--colour: #8F98BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#706740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D9BC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A98BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#839FA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Slate grey · ΔE 16.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6 Steel blue · ΔE 18.2 Thistle · ΔE 22 Dark grey · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BFB68F

Analogous#8FB0BF, #9E8FBF

Triadic#BF8F98, #98BF8F

Split complementary#BF9E8F, #B0BF8F

Tetradic#BF8FB0, #BFB68F, #8FBF9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0F2F7

Lighter +20%#D0D4E4

Lighter +10%#AFB6D2

Darker −10%#6F7AAC

Darker −20%#546094

Darker −30%#424B73

Darker −40%#2F3653

More saturated +25%#798AD5

Less saturated −25%#A5A6A9

Channel breakdown

R143

G152

B191

Red143 (56.1%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue228.75°

Saturation (HSL)27.27%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 98 · B BF

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Colour values

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