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Colour

#8FA3D4

  • #8FA3D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FA3D4 is a blue with RGB values 143, 163, 212 and HSL 223°, 45%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8FA3D4#8FA3D4
HEX#8FA3D4
RGBrgb(143, 163, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6392, 0.8314
RGB percentages56.1%, 63.9%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(222.6, 44.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 32.5%, 83.1%)
CMYK32.5%, 23.1%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,413,588
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA3D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#705C2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A7D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA1D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7BADB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4C08F
Analogous#8FC5D4, #9E8FD4
Triadic#D48FA3, #A3D48F
Split complementary#D49E8F, #C5D48F
Tetradic#D48FC5, #D4C08F, #8FD49E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#D9E0F0
Lighter +10%#B4C1E2
Darker −10%#6A85C6
Darker −20%#4667B7
Darker −30%#385292
Darker −40%#2A3D6D
More saturated +25%#7C9BE7
Less saturated −25%#A2ABC1

Channel breakdown

R143
G163
B212
Red143 (56.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue222.61°
Saturation (HSL)44.52%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A3 · B D4

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