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Colour

#8A7ABD

  • #8A7ABD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A7ABD is a blue with RGB values 138, 122, 189 and HSL 254°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A7ABD#8A7ABD
HEX#8A7ABD
RGBrgb(138, 122, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4784, 0.7412
RGB percentages54.1%, 47.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(254.3, 33.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 35.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK27%, 35.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,075,389
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7ABD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#758542

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6884C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A83BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#7F8593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Plum · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 25Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADBD7A
Analogous#7A8CBD, #AC7ABD
Triadic#BD8A7A, #7ABD8A
Split complementary#BDAC7A, #8BBD7A
Tetradic#BD7A8B, #ADBD7A, #7ABDAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E0F0
Lighter +20%#C6BEDF
Lighter +10%#A89CCE
Darker −10%#6C58AC
Darker −20%#56458C
Darker −30%#41346A
Darker −40%#2C2348
More saturated +25%#7D61D6
Less saturated −25%#9793A4

Channel breakdown

R138
G122
B189
Red138 (54.1%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue254.33°
Saturation (HSL)33.67%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 7A · B BD

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