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Recognised as Colour

#8793CA

  • #8793CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8793CA is a blue with RGB values 135, 147, 202 and HSL 229°, 39%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8793CA#8793CA
HEX#8793CA
RGBrgb(135, 147, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5765, 0.7922
RGB percentages52.9%, 57.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(229.3, 38.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 33.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK33.2%, 27.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,885,194
CSS custom property--colour: #8793CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#786C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8298CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D93C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#749EA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.8Light steelblue · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABE87
Analogous#87B5CA, #9C87CA
Triadic#CA8793, #93CA87
Split complementary#CA9D87, #B4CA87
Tetradic#CA87B5, #CABE87, #87CA9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F3F9
Lighter +20%#CED3E9
Lighter +10%#AAB3DA
Darker −10%#6473BA
Darker −20%#4858A3
Darker −30%#384580
Darker −40%#29325C
More saturated +25%#7185E0
Less saturated −25%#9DA1B4

Channel breakdown

R135
G147
B202
Red135 (52.9%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue229.25°
Saturation (HSL)38.73%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 93 · B CA

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