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Recognised as Colour

#8FADD6

  • #8FADD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FADD6 is a blue with RGB values 143, 173, 214 and HSL 215°, 46%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8FADD6#8FADD6
HEX#8FADD6
RGBrgb(143, 173, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6784, 0.8392
RGB percentages56.1%, 67.8%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(214.6, 46.4%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 33.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK33.2%, 19.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,416,150
CSS custom property--colour: #8FADD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#705229

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EAFD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A8D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#79B6BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3Light skyblue · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.3Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Light blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6B88F
Analogous#8FD1D6, #958FD6
Triadic#D68FAD, #ADD68F
Split complementary#D6958F, #D1D68F
Tetradic#D68FD0, #D6B88F, #8FD695

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE4F1
Lighter +10%#B4C8E4
Darker −10%#6A92C8
Darker −20%#4476BB
Darker −30%#375F95
Darker −40%#294770
More saturated +25%#7CAAE9
Less saturated −25%#A2B0C3

Channel breakdown

R143
G173
B214
Red143 (56.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue214.65°
Saturation (HSL)46.41%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G AD · B D6

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