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Colour

#8397F3

  • #8397F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8397F3 is a blue with RGB values 131, 151, 243 and HSL 229°, 82%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8397F3#8397F3
HEX#8397F3
RGBrgb(131, 151, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5922, 0.9529
RGB percentages51.4%, 59.2%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(229.3, 82.4%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 46.1%, 95.3%)
CMYK46.1%, 37.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,624,115
CSS custom property--colour: #8397F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#7C680C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A1F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A98F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#59AAB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.8Steel blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3DF83
Analogous#83CFF3, #A783F3
Triadic#F38397, #97F383
Split complementary#F3A783, #CFF383
Tetradic#F383CF, #F3DF83, #83F3A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E5FC
Lighter +10%#B1BEF8
Darker −10%#5470EF
Darker −20%#2649EA
Darker −30%#1434C9
Darker −40%#0F289B
More saturated +25%#778FFF
Less saturated −25%#94A2E2

Channel breakdown

R131
G151
B243
Red131 (51.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue229.29°
Saturation (HSL)82.35%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 97 · B F3

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