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Recognised as Colour

#8FADE4

  • #8FADE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8FADE4 is a blue with RGB values 143, 173, 228 and HSL 219°, 61%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8FADE4#8FADE4
HEX#8FADE4
RGBrgb(143, 173, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6784, 0.8941
RGB percentages56.1%, 67.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(218.8, 61.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 37.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK37.3%, 24.1%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,416,164
CSS custom property--colour: #8FADE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#70521B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB1E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A9E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#74B8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Sky blue · ΔE 22.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4C68F
Analogous#8FD8E4, #9B8FE4
Triadic#E48FAD, #ADE48F
Split complementary#E49C8F, #D8E48F
Tetradic#E48FD8, #E4C68F, #8FE49C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E9F8
Lighter +10%#B8CBEE
Darker −10%#668FDA
Darker −20%#3D71D0
Darker −30%#2A59B0
Darker −40%#204487
More saturated +25%#7EA8F5
Less saturated −25%#A0B2D3

Channel breakdown

R143
G173
B228
Red143 (56.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue218.82°
Saturation (HSL)61.15%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G AD · B E4

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