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Recognised as Colour

#8490FE

  • #8490FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8490FE is a blue with RGB values 132, 144, 254 and HSL 234°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8490FE#8490FE
HEX#8490FE
RGBrgb(132, 144, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5647, 0.9961
RGB percentages51.8%, 56.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(234.1, 98.4%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.1, 48%, 99.6%)
CMYK48%, 43.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,687,870
CSS custom property--colour: #8490FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#7B6F01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#639EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5995FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#55A7BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Royal blue · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF284
Analogous#84CDFE, #B584FE
Triadic#FE8490, #90FE84
Split complementary#FEB584, #CDFE84
Tetradic#FE84CD, #FEF284, #84FEB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9EBFF
Lighter +10%#B7BEFE
Darker −10%#5162FE
Darker −20%#1F35FD
Darker −30%#0218E7
Darker −40%#0113B5
More saturated +25%#838FFF
Less saturated −25%#939CEE

Channel breakdown

R132
G144
B254
Red132 (51.8%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue234.1°
Saturation (HSL)98.39%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 90 · B FE

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