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Recognised as Colour

#8793ED

  • #8793ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8793ED is a blue with RGB values 135, 147, 237 and HSL 233°, 74%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8793ED#8793ED
HEX#8793ED
RGBrgb(135, 147, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5765, 0.9294
RGB percentages52.9%, 57.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(232.9, 73.9%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 43%, 92.9%)
CMYK43%, 38%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,885,229
CSS custom property--colour: #8793ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.6 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#979797
Inverted#786C12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#739EF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B96EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#65A5B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 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

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE187
Analogous#87C6ED, #AE87ED
Triadic#ED8793, #93ED87
Split complementary#EDAE87, #C6ED87
Tetradic#ED87C6, #EDE187, #87EDAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E3FA
Lighter +10%#B3BBF4
Darker −10%#5B6BE6
Darker −20%#2E43E0
Darker −30%#1D30BE
Darker −40%#162592
More saturated +25%#7686FE
Less saturated −25%#98A0DC

Channel breakdown

R135
G147
B237
Red135 (52.9%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue232.94°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 93 · B ED

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