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Recognised as Colour

#8795F2

  • #8795F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8795F2 is a blue with RGB values 135, 149, 242 and HSL 232°, 80%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8795F2#8795F2
HEX#8795F2
RGBrgb(135, 149, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5843, 0.949
RGB percentages52.9%, 58.4%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(232.1, 80.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 44.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK44.2%, 38.4%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,885,746
CSS custom property--colour: #8795F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#786A0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A0F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A98F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#62A8B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.4Steel blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2E487
Analogous#87CBF2, #AF87F2
Triadic#F28795, #95F287
Split complementary#F2AF87, #CBF287
Tetradic#F287CB, #F2E487, #87F2AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E6FC
Lighter +10%#B5BEF7
Darker −10%#596CED
Darker −20%#2B44E8
Darker −30%#162DCA
Darker −40%#11239C
More saturated +25%#7A8BFF
Less saturated −25%#98A1E1

Channel breakdown

R135
G149
B242
Red135 (52.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue232.15°
Saturation (HSL)80.45%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 95 · B F2

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