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Recognised as Colour

#8395CF

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

#8395CF is a blue with RGB values 131, 149, 207 and HSL 226°, 44%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8395CF#8395CF
HEX#8395CF
RGBrgb(131, 149, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5843, 0.8118
RGB percentages51.4%, 58.4%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(225.8, 44.2%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 36.7%, 81.2%)
CMYK36.7%, 28%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,623,567
CSS custom property--colour: #8395CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#7C6A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829AD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B94CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA1A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.3Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFBD83
Analogous#83BBCF, #9783CF
Triadic#CF8395, #95CF83
Split complementary#CF9783, #BBCF83
Tetradic#CF83BB, #CFBD83, #83CF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F3FA
Lighter +20%#CDD4EB
Lighter +10%#A8B4DD
Darker −10%#5E76C1
Darker −20%#425BAA
Darker −30%#344785
Darker −40%#253361
More saturated +25%#6D8AE4
Less saturated −25%#98A0BA

Channel breakdown

R131
G149
B207
Red131 (51.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue225.79°
Saturation (HSL)44.19%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 95 · B CF

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