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Recognised as Colour

#8675BA

  • #8675BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8675BA is a blue with RGB values 134, 117, 186 and HSL 255°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8675BA#8675BA
HEX#8675BA
RGBrgb(134, 117, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.4588, 0.7294
RGB percentages52.5%, 45.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(254.8, 33.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.8, 37.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK28%, 37.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,811,962
CSS custom property--colour: #8675BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#798A45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6280BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#647EB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7B818Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 22Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9BA75
Analogous#7586BA, #A975BA
Triadic#BA8675, #75BA86
Split complementary#BAA975, #86BA75
Tetradic#BA7586, #A9BA75, #75BAA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DFDBED
Lighter +20%#C2B9DC
Lighter +10%#A497CB
Darker −10%#6954A8
Darker −20%#544386
Darker −30%#3E3264
Darker −40%#292142
More saturated +25%#795BD4
Less saturated −25%#938FA0

Channel breakdown

R134
G117
B186
Red134 (52.5%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue254.78°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 75 · B BA

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