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Recognised as Colour

#8FA3CC

  • #8FA3CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FA3CC is a blue with RGB values 143, 163, 204 and HSL 220°, 37%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8FA3CC#8FA3CC
HEX#8FA3CC
RGBrgb(143, 163, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6392, 0.8
RGB percentages56.1%, 63.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(220.3, 37.4%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 29.9%, 80%)
CMYK29.9%, 20.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,413,580
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA3CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#705C33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A6CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A0CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#7EABB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.4Sky blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB88F
Analogous#8FC2CC, #9A8FCC
Triadic#CC8FA3, #A3CC8F
Split complementary#CC9A8F, #C1CC8F
Tetradic#CC8FC2, #CCB88F, #8FCC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9FC
Lighter +20%#D5DDEC
Lighter +10%#B2C0DC
Darker −10%#6C86BC
Darker −20%#4D6BA8
Darker −30%#3D5585
Darker −40%#2D3E62
More saturated +25%#7B9CE0
Less saturated −25%#A3AAB8

Channel breakdown

R143
G163
B204
Red143 (56.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue220.33°
Saturation (HSL)37.42%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A3 · B CC

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