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Recognised as Colour

#8FA6DF

  • #8FA6DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8FA6DF is a blue with RGB values 143, 166, 223 and HSL 223°, 56%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8FA6DF#8FA6DF
HEX#8FA6DF
RGBrgb(143, 166, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.651, 0.8745
RGB percentages56.1%, 65.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(222.8, 55.6%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 35.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK35.9%, 25.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,414,367
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA6DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#705920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93AAE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA3DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#77B1BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Sky blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFC88F
Analogous#8FCEDF, #A08FDF
Triadic#DF8FA6, #A6DF8F
Split complementary#DFA08F, #CEDF8F
Tetradic#DF8FCE, #DFC88F, #8FDFA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE5F6
Lighter +10%#B7C6EA
Darker −10%#6786D4
Darker −20%#4067C8
Darker −30%#2F51A6
Darker −40%#243E7E
More saturated +25%#7D9EF1
Less saturated −25%#A1AECD

Channel breakdown

R143
G166
B223
Red143 (56.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue222.75°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A6 · B DF

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