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Colour

#8FAEF2

  • #8FAEF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8FAEF2 is a blue with RGB values 143, 174, 242 and HSL 221°, 79%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8FAEF2#8FAEF2
HEX#8FAEF2
RGBrgb(143, 174, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6824, 0.949
RGB percentages56.1%, 68.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(221.2, 79.2%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 40.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK40.9%, 28.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,416,434
CSS custom property--colour: #8FAEF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#70510D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B3F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CAAF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6DBCC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 22Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6Sky blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D38F
Analogous#8FDFF2, #A28FF2
Triadic#F28FAE, #AEF28F
Split complementary#F2A28F, #DFF28F
Tetradic#F28FDF, #F2D38F, #8FF2A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF0FD
Lighter +10%#BDCFF7
Darker −10%#618DED
Darker −20%#346CE7
Darker −30%#1852D0
Darker −40%#1340A2
More saturated +25%#82A9FF
Less saturated −25%#9FB4E2

Channel breakdown

R143
G174
B242
Red143 (56.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue221.21°
Saturation (HSL)79.2%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G AE · B F2

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