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Colour

#8A90CC

  • #8A90CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A90CC is a blue with RGB values 138, 144, 204 and HSL 235°, 39%, 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

#8A90CC#8A90CC
HEX#8A90CC
RGBrgb(138, 144, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5647, 0.8
RGB percentages54.1%, 56.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(234.5, 39.3%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 32.4%, 80%)
CMYK32.4%, 29.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,081,036
CSS custom property--colour: #8A90CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#756F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E97CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A92CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#799BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Plum · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.7Light steelblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC68A
Analogous#8AB1CC, #A58ACC
Triadic#CC8A90, #90CC8A
Split complementary#CCA58A, #B1CC8A
Tetradic#CC8AB1, #CCC68A, #8ACCA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F5FA
Lighter +20%#D1D3EB
Lighter +10%#AEB2DB
Darker −10%#666EBD
Darker −20%#4951A7
Darker −30%#394084
Darker −40%#2A2F60
More saturated +25%#757FE1
Less saturated −25%#9FA1B7

Channel breakdown

R138
G144
B204
Red138 (54.1%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue234.55°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 90 · B CC

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