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Recognised as Colour

#8984EE

  • #8984EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8984EE is a blue with RGB values 137, 132, 238 and HSL 243°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8984EE#8984EE
HEX#8984EE
RGBrgb(137, 132, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5176, 0.9333
RGB percentages53.7%, 51.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(242.8, 75.7%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.8, 44.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK42.4%, 44.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,012,462
CSS custom property--colour: #8984EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#767B11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B94F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#578DECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6A9AADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.6Royal blue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9EE84
Analogous#84B4EE, #BE84EE
Triadic#EE8984, #84EE89
Split complementary#EEBE84, #B4EE84
Tetradic#EE84B4, #E9EE84, #84EEBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFDEFA
Lighter +10%#B4B1F4
Darker −10%#5E57E8
Darker −20%#332AE2
Darker −30%#221ABF
Darker −40%#1A1492
More saturated +25%#7A73FF
Less saturated −25%#9996DD

Channel breakdown

R137
G132
B238
Red137 (53.7%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue242.83°
Saturation (HSL)75.71%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 84 · B EE

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