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Recognised as Colour

#8783CE

  • #8783CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8783CE is a blue with RGB values 135, 131, 206 and HSL 243°, 43%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8783CE#8783CE
HEX#8783CE
RGBrgb(135, 131, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5137, 0.8078
RGB percentages52.9%, 51.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(243.2, 43.4%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 36.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK34.5%, 36.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,881,102
CSS custom property--colour: #8783CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#787C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8DD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A89CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#75919Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 26.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CACE83
Analogous#83A4CE, #AD83CE
Triadic#CE8783, #83CE87
Split complementary#CEAD83, #A4CE83
Tetradic#CE83A4, #CACE83, #83CEAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F1F9
Lighter +20%#CECCEB
Lighter +10%#AAA8DC
Darker −10%#645EC0
Darker −20%#4843A8
Darker −30%#383484
Darker −40%#29265F
More saturated +25%#746DE4
Less saturated −25%#9A99B8

Channel breakdown

R135
G131
B206
Red135 (52.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue243.2°
Saturation (HSL)43.35%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 83 · B CE

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