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Colour

#8391EC

  • #8391EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8391EC is a blue with RGB values 131, 145, 236 and HSL 232°, 73%, 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

#8391EC#8391EC
HEX#8391EC
RGBrgb(131, 145, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5686, 0.9255
RGB percentages51.4%, 56.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(232, 73.4%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 44.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK44.5%, 38.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,622,572
CSS custom property--colour: #8391EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#7C6E13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709CF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6793EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5FA4B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDE83
Analogous#83C5EC, #A983EC
Triadic#EC8391, #91EC83
Split complementary#ECA983, #C5EC83
Tetradic#EC83C6, #ECDE83, #83ECA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBDFFA
Lighter +10%#AFB8F3
Darker −10%#576AE5
Darker −20%#2B43DE
Darker −30%#1C31BA
Darker −40%#16268D
More saturated +25%#7184FE
Less saturated −25%#959EDA

Channel breakdown

R131
G145
B236
Red131 (51.4%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue232°
Saturation (HSL)73.43%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 91 · B EC

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