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Recognised as Colour

#8493DA

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

#8493DA is a blue with RGB values 132, 147, 218 and HSL 230°, 54%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8493DA#8493DA
HEX#8493DA
RGBrgb(132, 147, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5765, 0.8549
RGB percentages51.8%, 57.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(229.5, 53.7%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 39.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK39.4%, 32.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,688,602
CSS custom property--colour: #8493DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#7B6C25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B9ADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7494D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#69A1ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7Plum · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 28.4Light skyblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DACB84
Analogous#84BEDA, #A084DA
Triadic#DA8493, #93DA84
Split complementary#DAA084, #BEDA84
Tetradic#DA84BE, #DACB84, #84DAA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAFD
Lighter +20%#D2D8F2
Lighter +10%#ABB5E6
Darker −10%#5D71CE
Darker −20%#3951BF
Darker −30%#2E4097
Darker −40%#222F70
More saturated +25%#7086EE
Less saturated −25%#98A0C6

Channel breakdown

R132
G147
B218
Red132 (51.8%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue229.53°
Saturation (HSL)53.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 93 · B DA

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