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Colour

#8FA7E3

  • #8FA7E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8FA7E3 is a blue with RGB values 143, 167, 227 and HSL 223°, 60%, 73%. 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

#8FA7E3#8FA7E3
HEX#8FA7E3
RGBrgb(143, 167, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6549, 0.8902
RGB percentages56.1%, 65.5%, 89%
HSLhsl(222.9, 60%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 37%, 89%)
CMYK37%, 26.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,414,627
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA7E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#70581C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93ACE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA4E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#75B3BCno 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 text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26Sky blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3CB8F
Analogous#8FD1E3, #A18FE3
Triadic#E38FA7, #A7E38F
Split complementary#E3A18F, #D1E38F
Tetradic#E38FD1, #E3CB8F, #8FE3A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E7F7
Lighter +10%#B8C7ED
Darker −10%#6687D9
Darker −20%#3D67CF
Darker −30%#2B51AE
Darker −40%#213E85
More saturated +25%#7E9FF4
Less saturated −25%#A1AED2

Channel breakdown

R143
G167
B227
Red143 (56.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A7 · B E3

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