Colour

#8FA9CC

#8FA9CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FA9CC is a blue with RGB values 143, 169, 204 and HSL 214°, 37%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8FA9CC#8FA9CC

HEX#8FA9CC

RGBrgb(143, 169, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6627, 0.8

RGB percentages56.1%, 66.3%, 80%

HSLhsl(214.4, 37.4%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 29.9%, 80%)

CMYK29.9%, 17.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,415,116

CSS custom property--colour: #8FA9CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#705633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DAACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#96A4CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7DB0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9 Sky blue · ΔE 17.7 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Steel blue · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCB28F

Analogous#8FC8CC, #938FCC

Triadic#CC8FA9, #A9CC8F

Split complementary#CC938F, #C8CC8F

Tetradic#CC8FC8, #CCB28F, #8FCC93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8FAFC

Lighter +20%#D5DFEC

Lighter +10%#B2C4DC

Darker −10%#6C8EBC

Darker −20%#4D74A8

Darker −30%#3D5C85

Darker −40%#2D4462

More saturated +25%#7BA6E0

Less saturated −25%#A3ACB8

Channel breakdown

R143

G169

B204

Red143 (56.1%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue214.43°

Saturation (HSL)37.42%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G A9 · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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