Colour

#8A8ACB

#8A8ACB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A8ACB is a blue with RGB values 138, 138, 203 and HSL 240°, 38%, 67%. 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

#8A8ACB#8A8ACB

HEX#8A8ACB

RGBrgb(138, 138, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5412, 0.7961

RGB percentages54.1%, 54.1%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(240, 38.5%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 32%, 79.6%)

CMYK32%, 32%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,079,499

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8ACB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#757534

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7792CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#748EC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#7996A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9 Steel blue · ΔE 20.5 Plum · ΔE 25 Medium purple · ΔE 27.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6 Slate grey · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBCB8A

Analogous#8AABCB, #AB8ACB

Triadic#CB8A8A, #8ACB8A

Split complementary#CBAB8A, #ABCB8A

Tetradic#CB8AAB, #CBCB8A, #8ACBAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F4FA

Lighter +20%#D1D1EA

Lighter +10%#ADADDB

Darker −10%#6767BB

Darker −20%#4A4AA5

Darker −30%#3A3A82

Darker −40%#2A2A5F

More saturated +25%#7575E0

Less saturated −25%#9F9FB6

Channel breakdown

R138

G138

B203

Red138 (54.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 8A · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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