Colour

#8A8FCE

#8A8FCE
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Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A8FCE is a blue with RGB values 138, 143, 206 and HSL 236°, 41%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A8FCE#8A8FCE

HEX#8A8FCE

RGBrgb(138, 143, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5608, 0.8078

RGB percentages54.1%, 56.1%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(235.6, 41%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 33%, 80.8%)

CMYK33%, 30.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,080,782

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8FCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#757031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C96D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7891CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#789BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7 Steel blue · ΔE 19.2 Plum · ΔE 25.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEC98A

Analogous#8AB1CE, #A78ACE

Triadic#CE8A8F, #8FCE8A

Split complementary#CEA78A, #B1CE8A

Tetradic#CE8AB1, #CEC98A, #8ACEA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F6FB

Lighter +20%#D2D4EC

Lighter +10%#AEB1DD

Darker −10%#666DBF

Darker −20%#474FAB

Darker −30%#383E87

Darker −40%#292E63

More saturated +25%#757DE3

Less saturated −25%#9FA1B9

Channel breakdown

R138

G143

B206

Red138 (54.1%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue235.59°

Saturation (HSL)40.96%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 8F · B CE

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