Recognised as Colour

#8986DC

#8986DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8986DC is a blue with RGB values 137, 134, 220 and HSL 242°, 55%, 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

#8986DC#8986DC

HEX#8986DC

RGBrgb(137, 134, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5255, 0.8627

RGB percentages53.7%, 52.5%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(242.1, 55.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 39.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK37.7%, 39.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,012,956

CSS custom property--colour: #8986DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27536WCAG 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 6.51:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#767923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6992DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#668DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#7297A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8 Medium purple · ΔE 17.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23 Slate blue · ΔE 24.6 Royal blue · ΔE 25 Plum · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D9DC86

Analogous#86AEDC, #B486DC

Triadic#DC8986, #86DC89

Split complementary#DCB486, #AEDC86

Tetradic#DC86AE, #D9DC86, #86DCB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFE

Lighter +20%#D6D5F3

Lighter +10%#B0AEE7

Darker −10%#625ED1

Darker −20%#3D39C3

Darker −30%#312D9C

Darker −40%#252274

More saturated +25%#7772F0

Less saturated −25%#9B9AC9

Channel breakdown

R137

G134

B220

Red137 (53.7%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue242.09°

Saturation (HSL)55.13%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 86 · B DC

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