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Recognised as Colour

#8790FC

  • #8790FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8790FC is a blue with RGB values 135, 144, 252 and HSL 235°, 95%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8790FC#8790FC
HEX#8790FC
RGBrgb(135, 144, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5647, 0.9882
RGB percentages52.9%, 56.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(235.4, 95.1%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 46.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK46.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,884,476
CSS custom property--colour: #8790FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#786F03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#659EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C95FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5DA7BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.2Royal blue · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCF387
Analogous#87CBFC, #B887FC
Triadic#FC8790, #90FC87
Split complementary#FCB887, #CBFC87
Tetradic#FC87CB, #FCF387, #87FCB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBECFE
Lighter +10%#B9BEFD
Darker −10%#5562FB
Darker −20%#2334FA
Darker −30%#0617E4
Darker −40%#0412B3
More saturated +25%#848DFF
Less saturated −25%#969DED

Channel breakdown

R135
G144
B252
Red135 (52.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue235.38°
Saturation (HSL)95.12%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 90 · B FC

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