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Colour

#8FA7E2

  • #8FA7E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8FA7E2 is a blue with RGB values 143, 167, 226 and HSL 223°, 59%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8FA7E2#8FA7E2
HEX#8FA7E2
RGBrgb(143, 167, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6549, 0.8863
RGB percentages56.1%, 65.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(222.7, 58.9%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 36.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK36.7%, 26.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,414,626
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA7E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#70581D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93ACE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA4E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#75B3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21Sky blue · ΔE 25.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CA8F
Analogous#8FD0E2, #A18FE2
Triadic#E28FA7, #A7E28F
Split complementary#E2A08F, #D0E28F
Tetradic#E28FD0, #E2CA8F, #8FE2A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E7F7
Lighter +10%#B8C7EC
Darker −10%#6687D8
Darker −20%#3E67CD
Darker −30%#2C51AC
Darker −40%#223E83
More saturated +25%#7DA0F4
Less saturated −25%#A1AED0

Channel breakdown

R143
G167
B226
Red143 (56.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue222.65°
Saturation (HSL)58.87%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A7 · B E2

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