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Recognised as Colour

#8F9BE0

  • #8F9BE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8F9BE0 is a blue with RGB values 143, 155, 224 and HSL 231°, 57%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8F9BE0#8F9BE0
HEX#8F9BE0
RGBrgb(143, 155, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6078, 0.8784
RGB percentages56.1%, 60.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(231.1, 56.6%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 36.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK36.2%, 30.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,411,552
CSS custom property--colour: #8F9BE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#70641F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A2E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F9CDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#78A8B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Plum · ΔE 26.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8Light skyblue · ΔE 28.2Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0D48F
Analogous#8FC3E0, #AB8FE0
Triadic#E08F9B, #9BE08F
Split complementary#E0AB8F, #C3E08F
Tetradic#E08FC4, #E0D48F, #8FE0AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE2F6
Lighter +10%#B7BFEB
Darker −10%#6777D5
Darker −20%#3F54CA
Darker −30%#2E40A8
Darker −40%#233180
More saturated +25%#7D8EF2
Less saturated −25%#A1A8CE

Channel breakdown

R143
G155
B224
Red143 (56.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue231.11°
Saturation (HSL)56.64%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 9B · B E0

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