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Colour

#8795EB

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

#8795EB is a blue with RGB values 135, 149, 235 and HSL 232°, 71%, 73%. 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

#8795EB#8795EB
HEX#8795EB
RGBrgb(135, 149, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5843, 0.9216
RGB percentages52.9%, 58.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(231.6, 71.4%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 42.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK42.6%, 36.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,885,739
CSS custom property--colour: #8795EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#786A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#779FEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F97E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#66A6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 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 text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Royal blue · ΔE 27.6Plum · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBDD87
Analogous#87C7EB, #AB87EB
Triadic#EB8795, #95EB87
Split complementary#EBAB87, #C7EB87
Tetradic#EB87C7, #EBDD87, #87EBAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE2FA
Lighter +10%#B3BCF2
Darker −10%#5B6EE4
Darker −20%#3048DC
Darker −30%#1F35BA
Darker −40%#18288E
More saturated +25%#7688FC
Less saturated −25%#99A2DA

Channel breakdown

R135
G149
B235
Red135 (52.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue231.6°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 95 · B EB

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