Recognised as Colour

#8A8BDA

#8A8BDA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A8BDA is a blue with RGB values 138, 139, 218 and HSL 239°, 52%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8A8BDA

RGBrgb(138, 139, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5451, 0.8549

RGB percentages54.1%, 54.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(239.3, 51.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.3, 36.7%, 85.5%)

CMYK36.7%, 36.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,079,770

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8BDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#757425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7295DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E90D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#749AA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5 Steel blue · ΔE 25.4 Plum · ΔE 26.5 Royal blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAD98A

Analogous#8AB3DA, #B18ADA

Triadic#DA8A8B, #8BDA8A

Split complementary#DAB18A, #B3DA8A

Tetradic#DA8AB3, #DAD98A, #8ADAB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFF

Lighter +20%#D7D8F3

Lighter +10%#B1B1E6

Darker −10%#6365CE

Darker −20%#3D3FC1

Darker −30%#31329A

Darker −40%#252673

More saturated +25%#7778ED

Less saturated −25%#9D9EC7

Channel breakdown

R138

G139

B218

Red138 (54.1%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue239.25°

Saturation (HSL)51.95%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 8B · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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