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Recognised as Colour

#8FB0DA

  • #8FB0DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FB0DA is a blue with RGB values 143, 176, 218 and HSL 214°, 50%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8FB0DA#8FB0DA
HEX#8FB0DA
RGBrgb(143, 176, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6902, 0.8549
RGB percentages56.1%, 69%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(213.6, 50.3%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 34.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK34.4%, 19.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,416,922
CSS custom property--colour: #8FB0DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#704F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B1DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#98AAD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#78B9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Light skyblue · ΔE 13.7Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light blue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAB98F
Analogous#8FD5DA, #948FDA
Triadic#DA8FB0, #B0DA8F
Split complementary#DA948F, #D5DA8F
Tetradic#DA8FD5, #DAB98F, #8FDA94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE6F3
Lighter +10%#B5CBE7
Darker −10%#6995CD
Darker −20%#427AC1
Darker −30%#34629C
Darker −40%#274A76
More saturated +25%#7CAEED
Less saturated −25%#A2B2C7

Channel breakdown

R143
G176
B218
Red143 (56.1%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue213.6°
Saturation (HSL)50.34%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G B0 · B DA

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