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Recognised as Colour

#8F99D4

  • #8F99D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8F99D4 is a blue with RGB values 143, 153, 212 and HSL 231°, 45%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8F99D4#8F99D4
HEX#8F99D4
RGBrgb(143, 153, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6, 0.8314
RGB percentages56.1%, 60%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(231.3, 44.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 32.5%, 83.1%)
CMYK32.5%, 27.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,411,028
CSS custom property--colour: #8F99D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#70662B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879FD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#829AD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7CA4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2Plum · ΔE 25.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4CA8F
Analogous#8FBBD4, #A88FD4
Triadic#D48F99, #99D48F
Split complementary#D4A88F, #BBD48F
Tetradic#D48FBB, #D4CA8F, #8FD4A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#D9DCF0
Lighter +10%#B4BBE2
Darker −10%#6A77C6
Darker −20%#4657B7
Darker −30%#384592
Darker −40%#2A346D
More saturated +25%#7C8BE7
Less saturated −25%#A2A7C1

Channel breakdown

R143
G153
B212
Red143 (56.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue231.3°
Saturation (HSL)44.52%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 99 · B D4

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