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Recognised as Colour

#8688EE

  • #8688EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8688EE is a blue with RGB values 134, 136, 238 and HSL 239°, 75%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8688EE#8688EE
HEX#8688EE
RGBrgb(134, 136, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5333, 0.9333
RGB percentages52.5%, 53.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(238.8, 75.4%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 43.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK43.7%, 42.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,816,878
CSS custom property--colour: #8688EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#797711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6196F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B8FECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#649DAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEEC86
Analogous#86BCEE, #B886EE
Triadic#EE8688, #88EE86
Split complementary#EEB886, #BCEE86
Tetradic#EE86BC, #EEEC86, #86EEB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE0FB
Lighter +10%#B3B4F4
Darker −10%#595CE8
Darker −20%#2D30E1
Darker −30%#1B1EC0
Darker −40%#151793
More saturated +25%#7578FF
Less saturated −25%#9799DD

Channel breakdown

R134
G136
B238
Red134 (52.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue238.85°
Saturation (HSL)75.36%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 88 · B EE

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