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Colour

#8A7BC4

  • #8A7BC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A7BC4 is a blue with RGB values 138, 123, 196 and HSL 252°, 38%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A7BC4#8A7BC4
HEX#8A7BC4
RGBrgb(138, 123, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4824, 0.7686
RGB percentages54.1%, 48.2%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(252.3, 38.2%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.3, 37.2%, 76.9%)
CMYK29.6%, 37.2%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,075,652
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7BC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#75843B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6686C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6884C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7D8896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Plum · ΔE 25Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5C47B
Analogous#7B91C4, #AE7BC4
Triadic#C48A7B, #7BC48A
Split complementary#C4AE7B, #91C47B
Tetradic#C47B91, #B5C47B, #7BC4AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E5F3
Lighter +20%#C8C1E4
Lighter +10%#A99ED4
Darker −10%#6B58B4
Darker −20%#544396
Darker −30%#403373
Darker −40%#2D244F
More saturated +25%#7C63DC
Less saturated −25%#9893AC

Channel breakdown

R138
G123
B196
Red138 (54.1%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue252.33°
Saturation (HSL)38.22%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 7B · B C4

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