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Recognised as Colour

#F8FAFC

  • #F8FAFC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: White smoke

#F8FAFC is a blue with RGB values 248, 250, 252 and HSL 210°, 40%, 98%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#F8FAFC#F8FAFC
HEX#F8FAFC
RGBrgb(248, 250, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9804, 0.9882
RGB percentages97.3%, 98%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(210, 40%, 98%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 1.6%, 98.8%)
CMYK1.6%, 0.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,317,180
CSS custom property--colour: #F8FAFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.95356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness249.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 20.07:1
Contrast with white1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black20.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#FAFAFA
Inverted#070503

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#F9FAFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9FAFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F7FAFBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text20.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 2.05, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#FCFAF8
Analogous#F8FCFC, #F8F8FC
Triadic#FCF8FA, #FAFCF8
Split complementary#FCF8F8, #FCFCF8
Tetradic#FCF8FC, #FCFAF8, #F8FCF8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#D4E0ED
Darker −20%#B1C7DD
Darker −30%#8DADCE
Darker −40%#6994BF
More saturated +25%#F7FAFD
Less saturated −25%#F9FAFB

Channel breakdown

R248
G250
B252
Red248 (97.3%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness98.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F8 · G FA · B FC

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