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Recognised as Colour

#8685D8

  • #8685D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8685D8 is a blue with RGB values 134, 133, 216 and HSL 241°, 52%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8685D8#8685D8
HEX#8685D8
RGBrgb(134, 133, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5216, 0.8471
RGB percentages52.5%, 52.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(240.7, 51.6%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.7, 38.4%, 84.7%)
CMYK38%, 38.4%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,816,088
CSS custom property--colour: #8685D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#797A27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6990DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#668BD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#6F95A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7D885
Analogous#85AED8, #B085D8
Triadic#D88685, #85D886
Split complementary#D8B085, #AED885
Tetradic#D885AE, #D7D885, #85D8AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FD
Lighter +20%#D3D2F1
Lighter +10%#ACACE4
Darker −10%#605ECC
Darker −20%#3D3CBB
Darker −30%#312F95
Darker −40%#24236E
More saturated +25%#7271EC
Less saturated −25%#9A99C4

Channel breakdown

R134
G133
B216
Red134 (52.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue240.72°
Saturation (HSL)51.55%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 85 · B D8

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