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Recognised as Colour

#8FA9BC

  • #8FA9BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FA9BC is a blue with RGB values 143, 169, 188 and HSL 205°, 25%, 65%. 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

#8FA9BC#8FA9BC
HEX#8FA9BC
RGBrgb(143, 169, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6627, 0.7373
RGB percentages56.1%, 66.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(205.3, 25.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 23.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK23.9%, 10.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,415,100
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA9BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#705643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A8BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA3BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#82AEAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3Dark grey · ΔE 13.6Slate grey · ΔE 15.4Silver · ΔE 16.7Light blue · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCA28F
Analogous#8FBCB9, #8F92BC
Triadic#BC8FA9, #A9BC8F
Split complementary#BC8F93, #BCB98F
Tetradic#B98FBC, #BCA28F, #92BC8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF3F5
Lighter +20%#CFDAE2
Lighter +10%#AFC2CF
Darker −10%#6F90A9
Darker −20%#56778F
Darker −30%#435C6F
Darker −40%#30424F
More saturated +25%#79ACD2
Less saturated −25%#A5A6A6

Channel breakdown

R143
G169
B188
Red143 (56.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue205.33°
Saturation (HSL)25.14%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A9 · B BC

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