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Colour

#8493D4

  • #8493D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8493D4 is a blue with RGB values 132, 147, 212 and HSL 229°, 48%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8493D4#8493D4
HEX#8493D4
RGBrgb(132, 147, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5765, 0.8314
RGB percentages51.8%, 57.6%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(228.8, 48.2%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 37.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK37.7%, 30.7%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,688,596
CSS custom property--colour: #8493D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#7B6C2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E9AD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7793D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA0AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Plum · ΔE 27.9Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3Light skyblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4C584
Analogous#84BBD4, #9D84D4
Triadic#D48493, #93D484
Split complementary#D49D84, #BBD484
Tetradic#D484BB, #D4C584, #84D49D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7FC
Lighter +20%#D0D5EE
Lighter +10%#AAB4E1
Darker −10%#5E72C7
Darker −20%#3F55B3
Darker −30%#31438E
Darker −40%#243168
More saturated +25%#6F86E9
Less saturated −25%#99A0BF

Channel breakdown

R132
G147
B212
Red132 (51.8%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue228.75°
Saturation (HSL)48.19%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 93 · B D4

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