Colour

#8A86D3

#8A86D3
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Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A86D3 is a blue with RGB values 138, 134, 211 and HSL 243°, 47%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8A86D3

RGBrgb(138, 134, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5255, 0.8275

RGB percentages54.1%, 52.5%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(243.1, 46.7%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.1, 36.5%, 82.7%)

CMYK34.6%, 36.5%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,078,483

CSS custom property--colour: #8A86D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#75792C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E91D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C8CD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7794A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7 Medium purple · ΔE 20.9 Steel blue · ΔE 25.5 Plum · ΔE 25.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1 Slate blue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFD386

Analogous#86A9D3, #B086D3

Triadic#D38A86, #86D38A

Split complementary#D3B086, #A9D386

Tetradic#D386A9, #CFD386, #86D3B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F6FC

Lighter +20%#D2D1EE

Lighter +10%#AEABE1

Darker −10%#6661C5

Darker −20%#4741B2

Darker −30%#38338D

Darker −40%#292667

More saturated +25%#7871E8

Less saturated −25%#9C9BBE

Channel breakdown

R138

G134

B211

Red138 (54.1%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue243.12°

Saturation (HSL)46.67%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 86 · B D3

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Colour values

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