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Colour

#8FA4ED

  • #8FA4ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8FA4ED is a blue with RGB values 143, 164, 237 and HSL 227°, 72%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8FA4ED#8FA4ED
HEX#8FA4ED
RGBrgb(143, 164, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6431, 0.9294
RGB percentages56.1%, 64.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(226.6, 72.3%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.6, 39.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK39.7%, 30.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,413,869
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA4ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#705B12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BABF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A3EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#71B3BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4Plum · ΔE 28.2Light steelblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDD88F
Analogous#8FD3ED, #A98FED
Triadic#ED8FA4, #A4ED8F
Split complementary#EDA98F, #D3ED8F
Tetradic#ED8FD3, #EDD88F, #8FEDA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7EBFB
Lighter +10%#BBC8F4
Darker −10%#6380E6
Darker −20%#375DDF
Darker −30%#1F44C4
Darker −40%#183598
More saturated +25%#7F9BFD
Less saturated −25%#9FADDD

Channel breakdown

R143
G164
B237
Red143 (56.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue226.6°
Saturation (HSL)72.31%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A4 · B ED

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