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Recognised as Colour

#8191EC

  • #8191EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8191EC is a blue with RGB values 129, 145, 236 and HSL 231°, 74%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8191EC#8191EC
HEX#8191EC
RGBrgb(129, 145, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.5686, 0.9255
RGB percentages50.6%, 56.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(231, 73.8%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 45.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK45.3%, 38.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,491,500
CSS custom property--colour: #8191EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#7E6E13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F9CF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6693EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5BA4B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.7Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDC81
Analogous#81C7EC, #A681EC
Triadic#EC8191, #91EC81
Split complementary#ECA681, #C7EC81
Tetradic#EC81C6, #ECDC81, #81ECA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DADEF9
Lighter +10%#ADB8F3
Darker −10%#556AE5
Darker −20%#2844DF
Darker −30%#1C33B8
Darker −40%#15278C
More saturated +25%#6F84FE
Less saturated −25%#939EDA

Channel breakdown

R129
G145
B236
Red129 (50.6%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue231.03°
Saturation (HSL)73.79%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 91 · B EC

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