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Recognised as Colour

#8497EF

  • #8497EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8497EF is a blue with RGB values 132, 151, 239 and HSL 229°, 77%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8497EF#8497EF
HEX#8497EF
RGBrgb(132, 151, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5922, 0.9373
RGB percentages51.8%, 59.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(229.3, 77%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 44.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK44.8%, 36.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,689,647
CSS custom property--colour: #8497EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#7B6810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A1F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D98EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5EA9B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Royal blue · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFDC84
Analogous#84CCEF, #A784EF
Triadic#EF8497, #97EF84
Split complementary#EFA784, #CDEF84
Tetradic#EF84CC, #EFDC84, #84EFA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE3FB
Lighter +10%#B1BDF5
Darker −10%#5771E9
Darker −20%#2A4BE3
Darker −30%#1937C1
Darker −40%#132A94
More saturated +25%#748DFF
Less saturated −25%#95A2DE

Channel breakdown

R132
G151
B239
Red132 (51.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue229.35°
Saturation (HSL)76.98%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 97 · B EF

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