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Recognised as Colour

#8A7EBD

  • #8A7EBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A7EBD is a blue with RGB values 138, 126, 189 and HSL 251°, 32%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A7EBD#8A7EBD
HEX#8A7EBD
RGBrgb(138, 126, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4941, 0.7412
RGB percentages54.1%, 49.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(251.4, 32.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 33.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK27%, 33.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,076,413
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#758142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D87C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E85BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7F8995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Plum · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1BD7E
Analogous#7E92BD, #A97EBD
Triadic#BD8A7E, #7EBD8A
Split complementary#BDA97E, #92BD7E
Tetradic#BD7E92, #B1BD7E, #7EBDA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E3F1
Lighter +20%#C7C1E0
Lighter +10%#A9A0CE
Darker −10%#6B5CAC
Darker −20%#55488D
Darker −30%#41376B
Darker −40%#2C2649
More saturated +25%#7B66D5
Less saturated −25%#9996A5

Channel breakdown

R138
G126
B189
Red138 (54.1%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue251.43°
Saturation (HSL)32.31%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 7E · B BD

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