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Colour

#8A98DE

  • #8A98DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A98DE is a blue with RGB values 138, 152, 222 and HSL 230°, 56%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A98DE#8A98DE
HEX#8A98DE
RGBrgb(138, 152, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5961, 0.8706
RGB percentages54.1%, 59.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(230, 56%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 37.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK37.8%, 31.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,083,102
CSS custom property--colour: #8A98DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#756721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#819FE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B99DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#71A6B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Steel blue · ΔE 20.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Plum · ΔE 27.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28.9Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED08A
Analogous#8AC2DE, #A68ADE
Triadic#DE8A98, #98DE8A
Split complementary#DEA68A, #C2DE8A
Tetradic#DE8AC2, #DED08A, #8ADEA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DADEF4
Lighter +10%#B2BBE9
Darker −10%#6275D3
Darker −20%#3A52C8
Darker −30%#2E41A1
Darker −40%#22317A
More saturated +25%#778BF1
Less saturated −25%#9DA4CB

Channel breakdown

R138
G152
B222
Red138 (54.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)56%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 98 · B DE

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