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Colour

#8FB3D8

  • #8FB3D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FB3D8 is a blue with RGB values 143, 179, 216 and HSL 210°, 48%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8FB3D8#8FB3D8
HEX#8FB3D8
RGBrgb(143, 179, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.702, 0.8471
RGB percentages56.1%, 70.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(210.4, 48.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 33.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK33.8%, 17.1%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,417,688
CSS custom property--colour: #8FB3D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#704C27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B4DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CACD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#78BBBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3Light skyblue · ΔE 12.6Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8B48F
Analogous#8FD7D8, #908FD8
Triadic#D88FB3, #B3D88F
Split complementary#D8908F, #D7D88F
Tetradic#D88FD7, #D8B48F, #8FD890

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE6F2
Lighter +10%#B5CDE5
Darker −10%#6999CB
Darker −20%#4380BE
Darker −30%#356699
Darker −40%#284D73
More saturated +25%#7CB3EB
Less saturated −25%#A2B3C5

Channel breakdown

R143
G179
B216
Red143 (56.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue210.41°
Saturation (HSL)48.34%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G B3 · B D8

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