#8fa7cd Color Information

#8fa7cd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #8fa7cd. In RGB, it consists of 56.1% Red, 65.5% Green, and 80.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 30.2% Cyan, 18.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 216.8°, with saturation of 38.3% and lightness of 68.2%. The decimal value for #8fa7cd is 9414605, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #8fa7cd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#8fa7cd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color143, 167, 205 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color56.1%, 65.5%, 80.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.439, 0.345, 0.196 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.302, 0.185, 0, 0.196 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color216.8°, 38.3%, 68.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color216.8°, 30.2%, 80.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color36.166, 37.885, 63.164 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color143, 160, 205 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9414605 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color67.936, 0.527, -22.085 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)67.936, 22.091, 271.366 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color67.936, -13.802, -34.332 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color61.551, -2.831, -17.759 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.264, 0.276, 37.885 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287604685 / 0xff8fa7cd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #8fa7cd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #8fa7cd, its pure hue is 216.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.3%, and its lightness is 68.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #8fa7cd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #12151a to #7d92b3.

Tints of #8fa7cd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #8fa7cd, its pure hue is 216.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.3%, and its lightness is 68.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #8fa7cd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #9db2d3 to #f1f4f9.

Tones of #8fa7cd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #8fa7cd, its pure hue is 216.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #8fa7cd, which range from #aeaeae (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #5d9cff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #8fa7cd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #8fa7cd! For #8fa7cd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #8fa7cd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #8fa7cd

This color, #8fa7cd, consists of 56.1% Red, 65.5% Green, and 80.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 143, Green = 167, Blue = 205. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #8fa7cd is 30.2% Cyan, 18.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R56.1%
C30.2%
G65.5%
M18.5%
B80.4%
Y0.0%
K19.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 143 167 205
Octal 217 247 315
Hexa #8f #a7 #cd
Binary 10001111 10100111 11001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 30 18 0 19
Octal 36 22 0 23
Hexa #1e #12 #00 #13
Binary 00011110 00010010 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #8fa7cd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #8fa7cd — which has hue 216.8° — its analogous colors are located at 186.8° and 246.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8fa7cd.

Triadic Colors of #8fa7cd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #8fa7cd — which has hue 216.8° — its triadic colors are located at 96.8° and 336.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8fa7cd.

Complementary Color of #8fa7cd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #8fa7cd — which has hue 216.8° — its complementary color is located at 36.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8fa7cd.

Split Complementary Colors of #8fa7cd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #8fa7cd — which has hue 216.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 6.8° and 216.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8fa7cd.

Tetradic Colors of #8fa7cd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #8fa7cd — which has hue 216.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 126.8°, 216.8°, 306.8°, and 36.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8fa7cd.

Monochromatic Colors of #8fa7cd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #8fa7cd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6e809d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #bfd1ee (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #8fa7cd

We want to make getting started with #8fa7cd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #8fa7cd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #8fa7cd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #8fa7cd with other HTML elements.

#8fa7cd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #8fa7cd.
<span style="color: #8fa7cd;">The color of this text is #8fa7cd.</span>

#8fa7cd Background Color

The background color for this text is #8fa7cd.
<div style="background-color: #8fa7cd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #8fa7cd.</div>

#8fa7cd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #8fa7cd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #8fa7cd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #8fa7cd.</span>

#8fa7cd Border Color

This is a div with border color #8fa7cd.
<div style="border: #8fa7cd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #8fa7cd.</div>

#8fa7cd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #8fa7cd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #8fa7cd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #8fa7cd on a white background.</div></div>

#8fa7cd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #8fa7cd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #8fa7cd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #8fa7cd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #8fa7cd to White

This is a gradient from #8fa7cd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#8fa7cd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#8fa7cd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#8fa7cd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#8fa7cd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #8fa7cd to white.</div>

Gradient from #8fa7cd to Black

This is a gradient from #8fa7cd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#8fa7cd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#8fa7cd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#8fa7cd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#8fa7cd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #8fa7cd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #8fa7cd

In addition to using #8fa7cd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #8fa7cd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #8fa7cd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 143, Green = 167, Blue = 205). If you need details about the color coordinates of #8fa7cd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #8fa7cd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(143, 167, 205)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #8fa7cd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #8fa7cd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #8fa7cd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(143, 167, 205);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#8fa7cd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:143, green:167, blue:205, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:143 green:167 blue:205 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(143f, 167f, 205f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(143, 167, 205);
 

#8fa7cd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #8fa7cd the same way. For those with color blindness, #8fa7cd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #8fa7cd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #8fa7cd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #8fa7cd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #8fa7cd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #8fa7cd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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