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Recognised as Colour

#8795EA

  • #8795EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8795EA is a blue with RGB values 135, 149, 234 and HSL 232°, 70%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8795EA#8795EA
HEX#8795EA
RGBrgb(135, 149, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5843, 0.9176
RGB percentages52.9%, 58.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(231.5, 70.2%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 42.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK42.3%, 36.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,885,738
CSS custom property--colour: #8795EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#786A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#779FEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F97E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#66A6B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Royal blue · ΔE 28Plum · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADC87
Analogous#87C6EA, #AA87EA
Triadic#EA8795, #95EA87
Split complementary#EAAA87, #C7EA87
Tetradic#EA87C7, #EADC87, #87EAAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE2F9
Lighter +10%#B2BBF2
Darker −10%#5C6FE2
Darker −20%#3048DB
Darker −30%#2036B8
Darker −40%#19298C
More saturated +25%#7588FC
Less saturated −25%#99A2D8

Channel breakdown

R135
G149
B234
Red135 (52.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue231.52°
Saturation (HSL)70.21%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 95 · B EA

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