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Recognised as Colour

#8FA5FC

  • #8FA5FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8FA5FC is a blue with RGB values 143, 165, 252 and HSL 228°, 95%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8FA5FC#8FA5FC
HEX#8FA5FC
RGBrgb(143, 165, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6471, 0.9882
RGB percentages56.1%, 64.7%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(227.9, 94.8%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.9, 43.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK43.3%, 34.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,414,140
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA5FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#705A03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA5FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#69B7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.3Plum · ΔE 30.3Royal blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE68F
Analogous#8FDBFC, #B08FFC
Triadic#FC8FA5, #A5FC8F
Split complementary#FCB08F, #DBFC8F
Tetradic#FC8FDC, #FCE68F, #8FFCB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F5FF
Lighter +10%#C1CDFD
Darker −10%#5D7DFB
Darker −20%#2C55F9
Darker −30%#0635EC
Darker −40%#052ABA
More saturated +25%#8CA3FF
Less saturated −25%#9DAEEE

Channel breakdown

R143
G165
B252
Red143 (56.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue227.89°
Saturation (HSL)94.78%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A5 · B FC

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