Recognised as Colour

#8FA5BB

#8FA5BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8FA5BB is a blue with RGB values 143, 165, 187 and HSL 210°, 24%, 65%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

#8FA5BB#8FA5BB

HEX#8FA5BB

RGBrgb(143, 165, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6471, 0.7333

RGB percentages56.1%, 64.7%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(210, 24.4%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 23.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK23.5%, 11.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,414,075

CSS custom property--colour: #8FA5BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#705A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DA5BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A0BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#83AAACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 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 text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8 Dark grey · ΔE 14.3 Slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Silver · ΔE 17.9 Sky blue · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBA58F

Analogous#8FBBBB, #8F8FBB

Triadic#BB8FA5, #A5BB8F

Split complementary#BB8F8F, #BBBB8F

Tetradic#BB8FBB, #BBA58F, #8FBB8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEF2F5

Lighter +20%#CED8E2

Lighter +10%#AFBFCE

Darker −10%#6F8BA8

Darker −20%#56728E

Darker −30%#43596E

Darker −40%#303F4E

More saturated +25%#78A5D2

Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R143

G165

B187

Red143 (56.1%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)24.44%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G A5 · B BB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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