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Recognised as Colour

#8FB3DA

  • #8FB3DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FB3DA is a blue with RGB values 143, 179, 218 and HSL 211°, 50%, 71%. 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

#8FB3DA#8FB3DA
HEX#8FB3DA
RGBrgb(143, 179, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.702, 0.8549
RGB percentages56.1%, 70.2%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(211.2, 50.3%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 34.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK34.4%, 17.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,417,690
CSS custom property--colour: #8FB3DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#704C25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B4DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BACD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#77BCC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.9Light skyblue · ΔE 12.4Sky blue · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAB68F
Analogous#8FD8DA, #918FDA
Triadic#DA8FB3, #B3DA8F
Split complementary#DA918F, #D9DA8F
Tetradic#DA8FD8, #DAB68F, #8FDA91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE7F3
Lighter +10%#B5CDE7
Darker −10%#6999CD
Darker −20%#427FC1
Darker −30%#34669C
Darker −40%#274D76
More saturated +25%#7CB2ED
Less saturated −25%#A2B4C7

Channel breakdown

R143
G179
B218
Red143 (56.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue211.2°
Saturation (HSL)50.34%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G B3 · B DA

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