Colour

#8FA4CE

#8FA4CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FA4CE is a blue with RGB values 143, 164, 206 and HSL 220°, 39%, 68%. 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

#8FA4CE#8FA4CE

HEX#8FA4CE

RGBrgb(143, 164, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6431, 0.8078

RGB percentages56.1%, 64.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(220, 39.1%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 30.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK30.6%, 20.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,413,838

CSS custom property--colour: #8FA4CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#705B31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96A7D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#7DACB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 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 text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Steel blue · ΔE 18.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9 Slate grey · ΔE 20 Sky blue · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEB98F

Analogous#8FC4CE, #9A8FCE

Triadic#CE8FA4, #A4CE8F

Split complementary#CE9A8F, #C3CE8F

Tetradic#CE8FC3, #CEB98F, #8FCE9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9FAFD

Lighter +20%#D6DEED

Lighter +10%#B2C1DE

Darker −10%#6C87BE

Darker −20%#4B6BAC

Darker −30%#3C5588

Darker −40%#2C3F65

More saturated +25%#7B9DE2

Less saturated −25%#A3ABBA

Channel breakdown

R143

G164

B206

Red143 (56.1%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)39.13%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G A4 · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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