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Colour

#8693DB

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

#8693DB is a blue with RGB values 134, 147, 219 and HSL 231°, 54%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8693DB#8693DB
HEX#8693DB
RGBrgb(134, 147, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5765, 0.8588
RGB percentages52.5%, 57.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(230.8, 54.1%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 38.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK38.8%, 32.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,819,675
CSS custom property--colour: #8693DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#796C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B9BDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7594D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA1ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Plum · ΔE 27.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Light skyblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBCE86
Analogous#86BDDB, #A486DB
Triadic#DB8693, #93DB86
Split complementary#DBA486, #BDDB86
Tetradic#DB86BD, #DBCE86, #86DBA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFE
Lighter +20%#D5D9F2
Lighter +10%#ADB6E7
Darker −10%#5F70CF
Darker −20%#3A4EC1
Darker −30%#2E3E9A
Darker −40%#222F73
More saturated +25%#7285EF
Less saturated −25%#9AA1C7

Channel breakdown

R134
G147
B219
Red134 (52.5%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue230.82°
Saturation (HSL)54.14%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 93 · B DB

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