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Colour

#8888D7

  • #8888D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8888D7 is a blue with RGB values 136, 136, 215 and HSL 240°, 50%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8888D7#8888D7
HEX#8888D7
RGBrgb(136, 136, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5333, 0.8431
RGB percentages53.3%, 53.3%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(240, 49.7%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 36.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK36.7%, 36.7%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,947,927
CSS custom property--colour: #8888D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#777728

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E92DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B8DD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7297A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.4Plum · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7D788
Analogous#88B0D7, #B088D7
Triadic#D78888, #88D788
Split complementary#D7B088, #B0D788
Tetradic#D788B0, #D7D788, #88D7B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFD
Lighter +20%#D4D4F1
Lighter +10%#AEAEE4
Darker −10%#6262CA
Darker −20%#3F3FBA
Darker −30%#323294
Darker −40%#25256E
More saturated +25%#7474EB
Less saturated −25%#9C9CC3

Channel breakdown

R136
G136
B215
Red136 (53.3%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)49.69%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 88 · B D7

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