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Colour

#8A8CEE

  • #8A8CEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A8CEE is a blue with RGB values 138, 140, 238 and HSL 239°, 75%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A8CEE#8A8CEE
HEX#8A8CEE
RGBrgb(138, 140, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.549, 0.9333
RGB percentages54.1%, 54.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(238.8, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK42%, 41.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,080,046
CSS custom property--colour: #8A8CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#757311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6899F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6392ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6BA0B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEEC8A
Analogous#8ABEEE, #BA8AEE
Triadic#EE8A8C, #8CEE8A
Split complementary#EEBA8A, #BEEE8A
Tetradic#EE8ABE, #EEEC8A, #8AEEBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E4FB
Lighter +10%#B7B8F4
Darker −10%#5D60E8
Darker −20%#3134E1
Darker −30%#1C20C3
Darker −40%#161896
More saturated +25%#797CFF
Less saturated −25%#9B9CDD

Channel breakdown

R138
G140
B238
Red138 (54.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue238.8°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 8C · B EE

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