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Colour

#8886D5

  • #8886D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8886D5 is a blue with RGB values 136, 134, 213 and HSL 242°, 48%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8886D5#8886D5
HEX#8886D5
RGBrgb(136, 134, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5255, 0.8353
RGB percentages53.3%, 52.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(241.5, 48.5%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.5, 37.1%, 83.5%)
CMYK36.2%, 37.1%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,947,413
CSS custom property--colour: #8886D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#77792A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D91D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A8CD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7395A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Plum · ΔE 26.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3D586
Analogous#86ACD5, #AF86D5
Triadic#D58886, #86D588
Split complementary#D5B086, #ABD586
Tetradic#D586AC, #D3D586, #86D5B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F8FC
Lighter +20%#D2D2EF
Lighter +10%#ADACE2
Darker −10%#6360C8
Darker −20%#423FB6
Darker −30%#343290
Darker −40%#27256A
More saturated +25%#7572E9
Less saturated −25%#9B9AC1

Channel breakdown

R136
G134
B213
Red136 (53.3%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue241.52°
Saturation (HSL)48.47%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 86 · B D5

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