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Colour

#8A94DB

  • #8A94DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A94DB is a blue with RGB values 138, 148, 219 and HSL 233°, 53%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A94DB#8A94DB
HEX#8A94DB
RGBrgb(138, 148, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5804, 0.8588
RGB percentages54.1%, 58%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(232.6, 52.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.6, 37%, 85.9%)
CMYK37%, 32.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,082,075
CSS custom property--colour: #8A94DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#756B24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D9CDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7896D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#72A2AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Plum · ΔE 26.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Light steelblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD18A
Analogous#8ABCDB, #A98ADB
Triadic#DB8A94, #94DB8A
Split complementary#DBA98A, #BCDB8A
Tetradic#DB8ABC, #DBD18A, #8ADBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8DBF3
Lighter +10%#B1B8E7
Darker −10%#6370CF
Darker −20%#3C4DC3
Darker −30%#303D9C
Darker −40%#242E75
More saturated +25%#7786EE
Less saturated −25%#9DA2C8

Channel breakdown

R138
G148
B219
Red138 (54.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue232.59°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 94 · B DB

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