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Colour

#8FA7F4

  • #8FA7F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8FA7F4 is a blue with RGB values 143, 167, 244 and HSL 226°, 82%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8FA7F4#8FA7F4
HEX#8FA7F4
RGBrgb(143, 167, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6549, 0.9569
RGB percentages56.1%, 65.5%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(225.7, 82.1%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 41.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK41.4%, 31.6%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,414,644
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA7F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#70580B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CAEF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A6F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6DB7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.7Plum · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4DC8F
Analogous#8FDAF4, #AA8FF4
Triadic#F48FA7, #A7F48F
Split complementary#F4AA8F, #DAF48F
Tetradic#F48FD9, #F4DC8F, #8FF4AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF0FD
Lighter +10%#BDCBF9
Darker −10%#6183EF
Darker −20%#325EEB
Darker −30%#1543D5
Darker −40%#1034A7
More saturated +25%#84A1FF
Less saturated −25%#9EAFE5

Channel breakdown

R143
G167
B244
Red143 (56.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue225.74°
Saturation (HSL)82.11%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A7 · B F4

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