Colour

#8186CE

#8186CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8186CE is a blue with RGB values 129, 134, 206 and HSL 236°, 44%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8186CE

RGBrgb(129, 134, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.5255, 0.8078

RGB percentages50.6%, 52.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(236.1, 44%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 37.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK37.4%, 35%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,488,654

CSS custom property--colour: #8186CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#7E7931

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F8FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A89CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#6B94A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7 Steel blue · ΔE 21.3 Medium purple · ΔE 24.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3 Plum · ΔE 27.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CEC981

Analogous#81ADCE, #A281CE

Triadic#CE8186, #86CE81

Split complementary#CEA381, #ADCE81

Tetradic#CE81AD, #CEC981, #81CEA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFF0F9

Lighter +20%#CACDEB

Lighter +10%#A6A9DC

Darker −10%#5C63C0

Darker −20%#4148A8

Darker −30%#333883

Darker −40%#25285E

More saturated +25%#6B73E4

Less saturated −25%#9799B8

Channel breakdown

R129

G134

B206

Red129 (50.6%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue236.1°

Saturation (HSL)44%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 81 · G 86 · B CE

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