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Recognised as Colour

#8395CB

  • #8395CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8395CB is a blue with RGB values 131, 149, 203 and HSL 225°, 41%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8395CB#8395CB
HEX#8395CB
RGBrgb(131, 149, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5843, 0.7961
RGB percentages51.4%, 58.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(225, 40.9%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 35.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK35.5%, 26.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,623,563
CSS custom property--colour: #8395CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#7C6A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#839ACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D94CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6EA0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB983
Analogous#83B9CB, #9583CB
Triadic#CB8395, #95CB83
Split complementary#CB9583, #B9CB83
Tetradic#CB83B9, #CBB983, #83CB95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF1F8
Lighter +20%#CBD2E9
Lighter +10%#A7B4DA
Darker −10%#5F76BC
Darker −20%#455CA3
Darker −30%#354880
Darker −40%#26345C
More saturated +25%#6D8AE1
Less saturated −25%#99A0B5

Channel breakdown

R131
G149
B203
Red131 (51.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)40.91%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 95 · B CB

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