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Colour

#8FA4FF

  • #8FA4FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8FA4FF is a blue with RGB values 143, 164, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8FA4FF#8FA4FF
HEX#8FA4FF
RGBrgb(143, 164, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6431, 1
RGB percentages56.1%, 64.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(228.8, 100%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 43.9%, 100%)
CMYK43.9%, 35.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,413,887
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#705B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#68B7C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.7Steel blue · ΔE 30Plum · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEA8F
Analogous#8FDCFF, #B28FFF
Triadic#FF8FA4, #A4FF8F
Split complementary#FFB28F, #DCFF8F
Tetradic#FF8FDC, #FFEA8F, #8FFFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F7FF
Lighter +10%#C2CDFF
Darker −10%#5C7BFF
Darker −20%#2951FF
Darker −30%#002EF5
Darker −40%#0024C2
More saturated +25%#8FA4FF
Less saturated −25%#9DADF1

Channel breakdown

R143
G164
B255
Red143 (56.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue228.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A4 · B FF

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