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Recognised as Colour

#8A93EE

  • #8A93EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A93EE is a blue with RGB values 138, 147, 238 and HSL 235°, 75%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A93EE#8A93EE
HEX#8A93EE
RGBrgb(138, 147, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5765, 0.9333
RGB percentages54.1%, 57.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(234.6, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.6, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK42%, 38.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,081,838
CSS custom property--colour: #8A93EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#756C11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#739EF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C97ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6AA5B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.1Plum · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE58A
Analogous#8AC5EE, #B38AEE
Triadic#EE8A93, #93EE8A
Split complementary#EEB38A, #C5EE8A
Tetradic#EE8AC5, #EEE58A, #8AEEB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E5FB
Lighter +10%#B7BCF4
Darker −10%#5D6AE8
Darker −20%#3141E1
Darker −30%#1C2BC3
Darker −40%#162196
More saturated +25%#7985FF
Less saturated −25%#9BA1DD

Channel breakdown

R138
G147
B238
Red138 (54.1%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue234.6°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 93 · B EE

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