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Recognised as Colour

#8884CD

  • #8884CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8884CD is a blue with RGB values 136, 132, 205 and HSL 243°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8884CD#8884CD
HEX#8884CD
RGBrgb(136, 132, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5176, 0.8039
RGB percentages53.3%, 51.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(243.3, 42.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 35.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK33.7%, 35.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,946,893
CSS custom property--colour: #8884CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#777B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E8ED0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C8ACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#76929Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Plum · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9CD84
Analogous#84A5CD, #AD84CD
Triadic#CD8884, #84CD88
Split complementary#CDAD84, #A5CD84
Tetradic#CD84A5, #C9CD84, #84CDAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F1F9
Lighter +20%#CECDEA
Lighter +10%#ABA8DC
Darker −10%#6560BE
Darker −20%#4944A7
Darker −30%#393583
Darker −40%#2A265F
More saturated +25%#756EE3
Less saturated −25%#9B9AB7

Channel breakdown

R136
G132
B205
Red136 (53.3%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue243.29°
Saturation (HSL)42.2%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 84 · B CD

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