Colour

#8A8BCB

#8A8BCB
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Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A8BCB is a blue with RGB values 138, 139, 203 and HSL 239°, 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

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HEX#8A8BCB

RGBrgb(138, 139, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5451, 0.7961

RGB percentages54.1%, 54.5%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(239.1, 38.5%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.1, 32%, 79.6%)

CMYK32%, 31.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,079,755

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8BCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#757434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7893CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#758FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7997A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1 Steel blue · ΔE 20.1 Plum · ΔE 25.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 28 Medium purple · ΔE 28.5 Slate grey · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBCA8A

Analogous#8AABCB, #AA8ACB

Triadic#CB8A8B, #8BCB8A

Split complementary#CBAA8A, #ABCB8A

Tetradic#CB8AAB, #CBCA8A, #8ACBAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F4FA

Lighter +20%#D1D1EA

Lighter +10%#ADAEDB

Darker −10%#6768BB

Darker −20%#4A4BA5

Darker −30%#3A3B82

Darker −40%#2A2B5F

More saturated +25%#7577E0

Less saturated −25%#9F9FB6

Channel breakdown

R138

G139

B203

Red138 (54.1%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue239.08°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 8B · B CB

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Colour values

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