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Colour

#8997F4

  • #8997F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8997F4 is a blue with RGB values 137, 151, 244 and HSL 232°, 83%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8997F4#8997F4
HEX#8997F4
RGBrgb(137, 151, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5922, 0.9569
RGB percentages53.7%, 59.2%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(232.1, 82.9%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 43.9%, 95.7%)
CMYK43.9%, 38.1%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,017,332
CSS custom property--colour: #8997F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#76680B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A2F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9AF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#64AABAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 28Steel blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4E689
Analogous#89CDF4, #B189F4
Triadic#F48997, #97F489
Split complementary#F4B189, #CDF489
Tetradic#F489CC, #F4E689, #89F4B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E9FD
Lighter +10%#B8C0F8
Darker −10%#5A6EF0
Darker −20%#2C45EB
Darker −30%#132CD1
Darker −40%#0F22A2
More saturated +25%#7E8FFF
Less saturated −25%#99A3E4

Channel breakdown

R137
G151
B244
Red137 (53.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue232.15°
Saturation (HSL)82.95%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 97 · B F4

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