Recognised as Colour

#8A88DB

#8A88DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A88DB is a blue with RGB values 138, 136, 219 and HSL 241°, 54%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8A88DB

RGBrgb(138, 136, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5333, 0.8588

RGB percentages54.1%, 53.3%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(241.4, 53.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.4, 37.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK37%, 37.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,079,003

CSS custom property--colour: #8A88DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#757724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D93DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A8ED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7498A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4 Medium purple · ΔE 18.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5 Royal blue · ΔE 26.7 Plum · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9DB88

Analogous#88B0DB, #B388DB

Triadic#DB8A88, #88DB8A

Split complementary#DBB488, #AFDB88

Tetradic#DB88B0, #D9DB88, #88DBB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFF

Lighter +20%#D7D6F3

Lighter +10%#B0AFE7

Darker −10%#6461CF

Darker −20%#3E3BC2

Darker −30%#322F9B

Darker −40%#252374

More saturated +25%#7875EE

Less saturated −25%#9C9BC8

Channel breakdown

R138

G136

B219

Red138 (54.1%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue241.45°

Saturation (HSL)53.55%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 88 · B DB

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