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Colour

#8A95DB

  • #8A95DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A95DB is a blue with RGB values 138, 149, 219 and HSL 232°, 53%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A95DB#8A95DB
HEX#8A95DB
RGBrgb(138, 149, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5843, 0.8588
RGB percentages54.1%, 58.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(231.9, 52.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 37%, 85.9%)
CMYK37%, 32%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,082,331
CSS custom property--colour: #8A95DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#756A24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E9DDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7996D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#72A3AEno 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 text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Plum · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.5Light steelblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD08A
Analogous#8ABEDB, #A88ADB
Triadic#DB8A95, #95DB8A
Split complementary#DBA78A, #BEDB8A
Tetradic#DB8ABD, #DBD08A, #8ADBA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8DCF3
Lighter +10%#B1B8E7
Darker −10%#6372CF
Darker −20%#3C4EC3
Darker −30%#303F9C
Darker −40%#242F75
More saturated +25%#7787EE
Less saturated −25%#9DA3C8

Channel breakdown

R138
G149
B219
Red138 (54.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue231.85°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 95 · B DB

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