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Colour

#8FA0CB

  • #8FA0CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FA0CB is a blue with RGB values 143, 160, 203 and HSL 223°, 37%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8FA0CB#8FA0CB
HEX#8FA0CB
RGBrgb(143, 160, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6275, 0.7961
RGB percentages56.1%, 62.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(223, 36.6%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 29.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK29.6%, 21.2%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,412,811
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA0CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#705F34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A3CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7FA8AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Slate grey · ΔE 19.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7Thistle · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBBA8F
Analogous#8FBECB, #9C8FCB
Triadic#CB8FA0, #A0CB8F
Split complementary#CB9C8F, #BECB8F
Tetradic#CB8FBE, #CBBA8F, #8FCB9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FC
Lighter +20%#D5DBEB
Lighter +10%#B2BEDB
Darker −10%#6C82BB
Darker −20%#4D67A7
Darker −30%#3D5184
Darker −40%#2D3C61
More saturated +25%#7B97E0
Less saturated −25%#A4A9B7

Channel breakdown

R143
G160
B203
Red143 (56.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue223°
Saturation (HSL)36.59%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A0 · B CB

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