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Recognised as Colour

#8983CA

  • #8983CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8983CA is a blue with RGB values 137, 131, 202 and HSL 245°, 40%, 65%. 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

#8983CA#8983CA
HEX#8983CA
RGBrgb(137, 131, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5137, 0.7922
RGB percentages53.7%, 51.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(245.1, 40.1%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.1, 35.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK32.2%, 35.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,012,170
CSS custom property--colour: #8983CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#767C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E8DCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D89C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#79909Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Plum · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4CA83
Analogous#83A1CA, #AC83CA
Triadic#CA8983, #83CA89
Split complementary#CAAC83, #A1CA83
Tetradic#CA83A1, #C4CA83, #83CAAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFEEF8
Lighter +20%#CDCAE9
Lighter +10%#ABA7D9
Darker −10%#675FBB
Darker −20%#4D45A2
Darker −30%#3C367E
Darker −40%#2B275A
More saturated +25%#776DE0
Less saturated −25%#9B99B4

Channel breakdown

R137
G131
B202
Red137 (53.7%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue245.07°
Saturation (HSL)40.11%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 83 · B CA

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