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Colour

#8FAEED

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

#8FAEED is a blue with RGB values 143, 174, 237 and HSL 220°, 72%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8FAEED#8FAEED
HEX#8FAEED
RGBrgb(143, 174, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6824, 0.9294
RGB percentages56.1%, 68.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(220.2, 72.3%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 39.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK39.7%, 26.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,416,429
CSS custom property--colour: #8FAEED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#705112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B3F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EAAECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#70BBC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.9Sky blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDCE8F
Analogous#8FDDED, #9F8FED
Triadic#ED8FAE, #AEED8F
Split complementary#ED9F8F, #DDED8F
Tetradic#ED8FDD, #EDCE8F, #8FED9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7EEFB
Lighter +10%#BBCEF4
Darker −10%#638EE6
Darker −20%#376EDF
Darker −30%#1F56C4
Darker −40%#184298
More saturated +25%#7FA8FD
Less saturated −25%#9FB4DD

Channel breakdown

R143
G174
B237
Red143 (56.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue220.21°
Saturation (HSL)72.31%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G AE · B ED

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