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Colour

#8FA6DA

  • #8FA6DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FA6DA is a blue with RGB values 143, 166, 218 and HSL 222°, 50%, 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 Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8FA6DA#8FA6DA
HEX#8FA6DA
RGBrgb(143, 166, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.651, 0.8549
RGB percentages56.1%, 65.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(221.6, 50.3%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 34.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK34.4%, 23.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,414,362
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA6DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#705925

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95AADCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA3D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#79B0B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Sky blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC38F
Analogous#8FCBDA, #9E8FDA
Triadic#DA8FA6, #A6DA8F
Split complementary#DA9E8F, #CBDA8F
Tetradic#DA8FCB, #DAC38F, #8FDA9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE3F3
Lighter +10%#B5C4E7
Darker −10%#6988CD
Darker −20%#4269C1
Darker −30%#34549C
Darker −40%#273F76
More saturated +25%#7C9FED
Less saturated −25%#A2ADC7

Channel breakdown

R143
G166
B218
Red143 (56.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue221.6°
Saturation (HSL)50.34%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A6 · B DA

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