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Colour

#8F9FEB

  • #8F9FEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8F9FEB is a blue with RGB values 143, 159, 235 and HSL 230°, 70%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8F9FEB#8F9FEB
HEX#8F9FEB
RGBrgb(143, 159, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6235, 0.9216
RGB percentages56.1%, 62.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(229.6, 69.7%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 39.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK39.1%, 32.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,412,587
CSS custom property--colour: #8F9FEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#706014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A7EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA0E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#72AEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Light skyblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBDB8F
Analogous#8FCDEB, #AD8FEB
Triadic#EB8F9F, #9FEB8F
Split complementary#EBAD8F, #CDEB8F
Tetradic#EB8FCD, #EBDB8F, #8FEBAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E9FA
Lighter +10%#BAC4F3
Darker −10%#647AE3
Darker −20%#3855DC
Darker −30%#223DBF
Darker −40%#1A2F94
More saturated +25%#7F94FC
Less saturated −25%#A0AADB

Channel breakdown

R143
G159
B235
Red143 (56.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue229.57°
Saturation (HSL)69.7%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 9F · B EB

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