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Recognised as Colour

#8385C2

  • #8385C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8385C2 is a blue with RGB values 131, 133, 194 and HSL 238°, 34%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8385C2#8385C2
HEX#8385C2
RGBrgb(131, 133, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5216, 0.7608
RGB percentages51.4%, 52.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(238.1, 34.1%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 32.5%, 76.1%)
CMYK32.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,619,458
CSS custom property--colour: #8385C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#7C7A3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#738CC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7088C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73909Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Plum · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 27Medium purple · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2C083
Analogous#83A5C2, #A083C2
Triadic#C28385, #85C283
Split complementary#C2A083, #A5C283
Tetradic#C283A5, #C2C083, #83C2A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEAF4
Lighter +20%#C7C8E4
Lighter +10%#A5A7D3
Darker −10%#6163B1
Darker −20%#4A4C95
Darker −30%#393B73
Darker −40%#282951
More saturated +25%#6C6FD9
Less saturated −25%#9A9BAB

Channel breakdown

R131
G133
B194
Red131 (51.4%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue238.1°
Saturation (HSL)34.05%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 85 · B C2

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