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Recognised as Colour

#8992CF

  • #8992CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8992CF is a blue with RGB values 137, 146, 207 and HSL 232°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8992CF#8992CF
HEX#8992CF
RGBrgb(137, 146, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5725, 0.8118
RGB percentages53.7%, 57.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(232.3, 42.2%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 33.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK33.8%, 29.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,016,015
CSS custom property--colour: #8992CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#766D30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F99D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B93CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#769EA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 18Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Plum · ΔE 26.3Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFC689
Analogous#89B5CF, #A389CF
Triadic#CF8992, #92CF89
Split complementary#CFA389, #B5CF89
Tetradic#CF89B5, #CFC689, #89CFA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F6FB
Lighter +20%#D2D5EC
Lighter +10%#ADB3DE
Darker −10%#6571C0
Darker −20%#4653AC
Darker −30%#374288
Darker −40%#283064
More saturated +25%#7483E4
Less saturated −25%#9EA1BA

Channel breakdown

R137
G146
B207
Red137 (53.7%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue232.29°
Saturation (HSL)42.17%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 92 · B CF

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