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Recognised as Colour

#8474BB

  • #8474BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8474BB is a blue with RGB values 132, 116, 187 and HSL 254°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8474BB#8474BB
HEX#8474BB
RGBrgb(132, 116, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.4549, 0.7333
RGB percentages51.8%, 45.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(253.5, 34.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 38%, 73.3%)
CMYK29.4%, 38%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,680,635
CSS custom property--colour: #8474BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#7B8B44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#607FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#627DB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#78818Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Medium purple · ΔE 21Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 26.3Plum · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABBB74
Analogous#7487BB, #A874BB
Triadic#BB8474, #74BB84
Split complementary#BBA874, #87BB74
Tetradic#BB7487, #ABBB74, #74BBA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DFDBED
Lighter +20%#C1B8DD
Lighter +10%#A296CC
Darker −10%#6653A9
Darker −20%#524287
Darker −30%#3D3165
Darker −40%#282142
More saturated +25%#765AD5
Less saturated −25%#928EA1

Channel breakdown

R132
G116
B187
Red132 (51.8%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue253.52°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 74 · B BB

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