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Recognised as Colour

#8FA0CD

  • #8FA0CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FA0CD is a blue with RGB values 143, 160, 205 and HSL 224°, 38%, 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

#8FA0CD#8FA0CD
HEX#8FA0CD
RGBrgb(143, 160, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6275, 0.8039
RGB percentages56.1%, 62.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(223.5, 38.3%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 30.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK30.2%, 22%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,412,813
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA0CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35389WCAG 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 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#705F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A3CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9ECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#7EA9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Thistle · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDBC8F
Analogous#8FBFCD, #9D8FCD
Triadic#CD8FA0, #A0CD8F
Split complementary#CD9D8F, #BFCD8F
Tetradic#CD8FBF, #CDBC8F, #8FCD9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFC
Lighter +20%#D6DCEC
Lighter +10%#B2BEDD
Darker −10%#6C82BD
Darker −20%#4C66AA
Darker −30%#3C5187
Darker −40%#2C3C64
More saturated +25%#7B97E1
Less saturated −25%#A3A9B9

Channel breakdown

R143
G160
B205
Red143 (56.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue223.55°
Saturation (HSL)38.27%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A0 · B CD

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