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Recognised as Colour

#8394C7

  • #8394C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8394C7 is a blue with RGB values 131, 148, 199 and HSL 225°, 38%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8394C7#8394C7
HEX#8394C7
RGBrgb(131, 148, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5804, 0.7804
RGB percentages51.4%, 58%, 78%
HSLhsl(225, 37.8%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 34.2%, 78%)
CMYK34.2%, 25.6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,623,303
CSS custom property--colour: #8394C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#7C6B38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8498C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E93C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6F9EA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7B683
Analogous#83B6C7, #9483C7
Triadic#C78394, #94C783
Split complementary#C79483, #B6C783
Tetradic#C783B6, #C7B683, #83C794

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEFF7
Lighter +20%#C9D1E7
Lighter +10%#A6B2D7
Darker −10%#6076B7
Darker −20%#475C9D
Darker −30%#37487A
Darker −40%#273357
More saturated +25%#6C89DE
Less saturated −25%#999FB0

Channel breakdown

R131
G148
B199
Red131 (51.4%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)37.78%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 94 · B C7

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