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Recognised as Colour

#8984CC

  • #8984CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8984CC is a blue with RGB values 137, 132, 204 and HSL 244°, 41%, 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

#8984CC#8984CC
HEX#8984CC
RGBrgb(137, 132, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5176, 0.8
RGB percentages53.7%, 51.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(244.2, 41.4%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.2, 35.3%, 80%)
CMYK32.8%, 35.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,012,428
CSS custom property--colour: #8984CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#767B33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E8ECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D8ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#78919Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 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 text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Plum · ΔE 25.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7CC84
Analogous#84A3CC, #AD84CC
Triadic#CC8984, #84CC89
Split complementary#CCAD84, #A3CC84
Tetradic#CC84A3, #C7CC84, #84CCAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F0F9
Lighter +20%#CECCEA
Lighter +10%#ACA8DB
Darker −10%#6660BD
Darker −20%#4B45A5
Darker −30%#3B3681
Darker −40%#2A275D
More saturated +25%#766EE2
Less saturated −25%#9C9AB6

Channel breakdown

R137
G132
B204
Red137 (53.7%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue244.17°
Saturation (HSL)41.38%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 84 · B CC

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