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Recognised as Colour

#8FA6D5

  • #8FA6D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FA6D5 is a blue with RGB values 143, 166, 213 and HSL 220°, 45%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8FA6D5#8FA6D5
HEX#8FA6D5
RGBrgb(143, 166, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.651, 0.8353
RGB percentages56.1%, 65.1%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(220.3, 45.5%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 32.9%, 83.5%)
CMYK32.9%, 22.1%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,414,357
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA6D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 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#A5A5A5
Inverted#70592A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A9D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A3D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#7BB0B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 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

Light steelblue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 18Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Sky blue · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5BE8F
Analogous#8FC9D5, #9B8FD5
Triadic#D58FA6, #A6D58F
Split complementary#D59B8F, #C9D58F
Tetradic#D58FC9, #D5BE8F, #8FD59B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D9E1F1
Lighter +10%#B4C3E3
Darker −10%#6A89C7
Darker −20%#456BB9
Darker −30%#375694
Darker −40%#29406F
More saturated +25%#7C9FE8
Less saturated −25%#A2ADC2

Channel breakdown

R143
G166
B213
Red143 (56.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue220.29°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A6 · B D5

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