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Recognised as Colour

#8693D4

  • #8693D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8693D4 is a blue with RGB values 134, 147, 212 and HSL 230°, 48%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8693D4#8693D4
HEX#8693D4
RGBrgb(134, 147, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5765, 0.8314
RGB percentages52.5%, 57.6%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(230, 47.6%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 36.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK36.8%, 30.7%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,819,668
CSS custom property--colour: #8693D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#796C2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E9AD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7894D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6FA0AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3Light skyblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4C786
Analogous#86BAD4, #A086D4
Triadic#D48693, #93D486
Split complementary#D4A086, #BAD486
Tetradic#D486BA, #D4C786, #86D4A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F8FC
Lighter +20%#D1D6EF
Lighter +10%#ACB5E1
Darker −10%#6071C7
Darker −20%#4053B4
Darker −30%#33428E
Darker −40%#253069
More saturated +25%#7285E9
Less saturated −25%#9BA1C0

Channel breakdown

R134
G147
B212
Red134 (52.5%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)47.56%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 93 · B D4

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