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Recognised as Colour

#8FA6CC

  • #8FA6CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FA6CC is a blue with RGB values 143, 166, 204 and HSL 217°, 37%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8FA6CC#8FA6CC
HEX#8FA6CC
RGBrgb(143, 166, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.651, 0.8
RGB percentages56.1%, 65.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(217.4, 37.4%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 29.9%, 80%)
CMYK29.9%, 18.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,414,348
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA6CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#705933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A8CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A2CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7EAEB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Sky blue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB58F
Analogous#8FC5CC, #968FCC
Triadic#CC8FA6, #A6CC8F
Split complementary#CC968F, #C5CC8F
Tetradic#CC8FC5, #CCB58F, #8FCC97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FAFC
Lighter +20%#D5DEEC
Lighter +10%#B2C2DC
Darker −10%#6C8ABC
Darker −20%#4D6FA8
Darker −30%#3D5885
Darker −40%#2D4162
More saturated +25%#7BA1E0
Less saturated −25%#A3ABB8

Channel breakdown

R143
G166
B204
Red143 (56.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue217.38°
Saturation (HSL)37.42%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A6 · B CC

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