Recognised as Colour

#8A7EBF

#8A7EBF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A7EBF is a blue with RGB values 138, 126, 191 and HSL 251°, 34%, 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

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HEX#8A7EBF

RGBrgb(138, 126, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4941, 0.749

RGB percentages54.1%, 49.4%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(251.1, 33.7%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 34%, 74.9%)

CMYK27.7%, 34%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,076,415

CSS custom property--colour: #8A7EBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#758140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D88C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D85BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7E8996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3 Steel blue · ΔE 23.4 Plum · ΔE 24.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B3BF7E

Analogous#7E93BF, #AB7EBF

Triadic#BF8A7E, #7EBF8A

Split complementary#BFAA7E, #93BF7E

Tetradic#BF7E93, #B3BF7E, #7EBFAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7E4F2

Lighter +20%#C8C2E1

Lighter +10%#A9A0D0

Darker −10%#6B5CAE

Darker −20%#554790

Darker −30%#41366E

Darker −40%#2C254C

More saturated +25%#7B66D7

Less saturated −25%#9996A7

Channel breakdown

R138

G126

B191

Red138 (54.1%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue251.08°

Saturation (HSL)33.68%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 7E · B BF

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Colour values

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