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Colour

#8FA9E5

  • #8FA9E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8FA9E5 is a blue with RGB values 143, 169, 229 and HSL 222°, 62%, 73%. 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

#8FA9E5#8FA9E5
HEX#8FA9E5
RGBrgb(143, 169, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6627, 0.898
RGB percentages56.1%, 66.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(221.9, 62.3%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 37.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK37.6%, 26.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,415,141
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA9E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#70561A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95AEE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA6E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#74B5BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3Sky blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5CB8F
Analogous#8FD4E5, #A08FE5
Triadic#E58FA9, #A9E58F
Split complementary#E5A08F, #D4E58F
Tetradic#E58FD4, #E5CB8F, #8FE5A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E9F8
Lighter +10%#B8C9EF
Darker −10%#6689DB
Darker −20%#3C69D2
Darker −30%#2953B2
Darker −40%#203F88
More saturated +25%#7EA2F6
Less saturated −25%#A0B0D4

Channel breakdown

R143
G169
B229
Red143 (56.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue221.86°
Saturation (HSL)62.32%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A9 · B E5

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