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Recognised as Colour

#8492EB

  • #8492EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8492EB is a blue with RGB values 132, 146, 235 and HSL 232°, 72%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8492EB#8492EB
HEX#8492EB
RGBrgb(132, 146, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5725, 0.9216
RGB percentages51.8%, 57.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(231.8, 72%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 43.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK43.8%, 37.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,688,363
CSS custom property--colour: #8492EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#7B6D14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#729DEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A94E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#61A4B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.8Steel blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBDD84
Analogous#84C5EB, #AA84EB
Triadic#EB8492, #92EB84
Split complementary#EBA984, #C5EB84
Tetradic#EB84C5, #EBDD84, #84EBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE0F9
Lighter +10%#B0B9F2
Darker −10%#586BE4
Darker −20%#2C44DD
Darker −30%#1E33B8
Darker −40%#17278C
More saturated +25%#7285FD
Less saturated −25%#969FD9

Channel breakdown

R132
G146
B235
Red132 (51.8%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue231.84°
Saturation (HSL)72.03%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 92 · B EB

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