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Colour

#8FB9F9

  • #8FB9F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8FB9F9 is a blue with RGB values 143, 185, 249 and HSL 216°, 90%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8FB9F9#8FB9F9
HEX#8FB9F9
RGBrgb(143, 185, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7255, 0.9765
RGB percentages56.1%, 72.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(216.2, 89.8%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 42.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK42.6%, 25.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,419,257
CSS custom property--colour: #8FB9F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#704606

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1BDFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#95B3F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#68C7CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5Sky blue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9CF8F
Analogous#8FEEF9, #9A8FF9
Triadic#F98FB9, #B9F98F
Split complementary#F99A8F, #EEF98F
Tetradic#F98FEE, #F9CF8F, #8FF99A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F6FE
Lighter +10%#BFD7FC
Darker −10%#5F9BF6
Darker −20%#2E7CF4
Darker −30%#0C61E3
Darker −40%#0A4CB2
More saturated +25%#89B8FF
Less saturated −25%#9EBCEA

Channel breakdown

R143
G185
B249
Red143 (56.1%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue216.23°
Saturation (HSL)89.83%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G B9 · B F9

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