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Recognised as Colour

#8982CC

  • #8982CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8982CC is a blue with RGB values 137, 130, 204 and HSL 246°, 42%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8982CC#8982CC
HEX#8982CC
RGBrgb(137, 130, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5098, 0.8
RGB percentages53.7%, 51%, 80%
HSLhsl(245.7, 42%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 36.3%, 80%)
CMYK32.8%, 36.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,011,916
CSS custom property--colour: #8982CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#767D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B89CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#78909Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Plum · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5CC82
Analogous#82A0CC, #AE82CC
Triadic#CC8982, #82CC89
Split complementary#CCAE82, #A0CC82
Tetradic#CC82A0, #C5CC82, #82CCAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EFF8
Lighter +20%#CDCAEA
Lighter +10%#ABA6DB
Darker −10%#675EBD
Darker −20%#4C43A5
Darker −30%#3C3481
Darker −40%#2B265C
More saturated +25%#776CE2
Less saturated −25%#9B98B6

Channel breakdown

R137
G130
B204
Red137 (53.7%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue245.68°
Saturation (HSL)42.05%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 82 · B CC

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