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Recognised as Colour

#8A8ACC

  • #8A8ACC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A8ACC is a blue with RGB values 138, 138, 204 and HSL 240°, 39%, 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

#8A8ACC#8A8ACC
HEX#8A8ACC
RGBrgb(138, 138, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5412, 0.8
RGB percentages54.1%, 54.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(240, 39.3%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 32.4%, 80%)
CMYK32.4%, 32.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,079,500
CSS custom property--colour: #8A8ACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#757533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7692CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#748ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7996A2no 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 text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Plum · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCCC8A
Analogous#8AABCC, #AB8ACC
Triadic#CC8A8A, #8ACC8A
Split complementary#CCAB8A, #ABCC8A
Tetradic#CC8AAB, #CCCC8A, #8ACCAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F5FA
Lighter +20%#D1D1EB
Lighter +10%#AEAEDB
Darker −10%#6666BD
Darker −20%#4949A7
Darker −30%#393984
Darker −40%#2A2A60
More saturated +25%#7575E1
Less saturated −25%#9F9FB7

Channel breakdown

R138
G138
B204
Red138 (54.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 8A · B CC

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