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Recognised as Colour

#8690DA

  • #8690DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8690DA is a blue with RGB values 134, 144, 218 and HSL 233°, 53%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8690DA#8690DA
HEX#8690DA
RGBrgb(134, 144, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5647, 0.8549
RGB percentages52.5%, 56.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(232.9, 53.2%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 38.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK38.5%, 33.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,818,906
CSS custom property--colour: #8690DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#796F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7898DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7292D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6D9FABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Plum · ΔE 27.4Royal blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAD086
Analogous#86BADA, #A686DA
Triadic#DA8690, #90DA86
Split complementary#DAA686, #BADA86
Tetradic#DA86BA, #DAD086, #86DAA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFE
Lighter +20%#D4D8F2
Lighter +10%#ADB4E6
Darker −10%#5F6CCE
Darker −20%#3B4ABF
Darker −30%#2F3B98
Darker −40%#232C71
More saturated +25%#7281EE
Less saturated −25%#9A9FC6

Channel breakdown

R134
G144
B218
Red134 (52.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue232.86°
Saturation (HSL)53.16%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 90 · B DA

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