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Recognised as Colour

#8FA5DC

  • #8FA5DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8FA5DC is a blue with RGB values 143, 165, 220 and HSL 223°, 52%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8FA5DC#8FA5DC
HEX#8FA5DC
RGBrgb(143, 165, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6471, 0.8627
RGB percentages56.1%, 64.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(222.9, 52.4%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 35%, 86.3%)
CMYK35%, 25%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,414,108
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA5DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#705A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A9DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA3DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#78B0B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9Sky blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC68F
Analogous#8FCBDC, #9F8FDC
Triadic#DC8FA5, #A5DC8F
Split complementary#DCA08F, #CBDC8F
Tetradic#DC8FCB, #DCC68F, #8FDCA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE3F4
Lighter +10%#B6C4E8
Darker −10%#6886D0
Darker −20%#4167C4
Darker −30%#3251A0
Darker −40%#263E79
More saturated +25%#7D9DEE
Less saturated −25%#A1ADCA

Channel breakdown

R143
G165
B220
Red143 (56.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A5 · B DC

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