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Colour

#8FB4FF

  • #8FB4FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8FB4FF is a blue with RGB values 143, 180, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8FB4FF#8FB4FF
HEX#8FB4FF
RGBrgb(143, 180, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7059, 1
RGB percentages56.1%, 70.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.2, 100%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 43.9%, 100%)
CMYK43.9%, 29.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,417,983
CSS custom property--colour: #8FB4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#704B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99BAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DAFFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#65C4CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 25Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Light steelblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDA8F
Analogous#8FECFF, #A28FFF
Triadic#FF8FB4, #B4FF8F
Split complementary#FFA28F, #ECFF8F
Tetradic#FF8FEC, #FFDA8F, #8FFFA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F8FF
Lighter +10%#C2D6FF
Darker −10%#5C92FF
Darker −20%#2970FF
Darker −30%#0051F5
Darker −40%#0040C2
More saturated +25%#8FB4FF
Less saturated −25%#9DB9F1

Channel breakdown

R143
G180
B255
Red143 (56.1%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G B4 · B FF

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