Colour

#8FA2BB

#8FA2BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8FA2BB is a blue with RGB values 143, 162, 187 and HSL 214°, 24%, 65%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

#8FA2BB#8FA2BB

HEX#8FA2BB

RGBrgb(143, 162, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6353, 0.7333

RGB percentages56.1%, 63.5%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(214.1, 24.4%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 23.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK23.5%, 13.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,413,307

CSS custom property--colour: #8FA2BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#705D44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99A3BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#959EBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#83A7AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 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 text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.5 Slate grey · ΔE 13.9 Dark grey · ΔE 15.5 Silver · ΔE 19.2 Gray · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BBA88F

Analogous#8FB8BB, #928FBB

Triadic#BB8FA2, #A2BB8F

Split complementary#BB928F, #B8BB8F

Tetradic#BB8FB8, #BBA88F, #8FBB92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEF1F5

Lighter +20%#CED7E2

Lighter +10%#AFBCCE

Darker −10%#6F88A8

Darker −20%#566E8E

Darker −30%#43566E

Darker −40%#303D4E

More saturated +25%#789FD2

Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R143

G162

B187

Red143 (56.1%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue214.09°

Saturation (HSL)24.44%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G A2 · B BB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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