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Recognised as Colour

#8A98F4

  • #8A98F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A98F4 is a blue with RGB values 138, 152, 244 and HSL 232°, 83%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A98F4#8A98F4
HEX#8A98F4
RGBrgb(138, 152, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5961, 0.9569
RGB percentages54.1%, 59.6%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(232.1, 82.8%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 43.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK43.4%, 37.7%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,083,124
CSS custom property--colour: #8A98F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#75670B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A3F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9AF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#66ABBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Steel blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4E68A
Analogous#8ACDF4, #B18AF4
Triadic#F48A98, #98F48A
Split complementary#F4B18A, #CDF48A
Tetradic#F48ACD, #F4E68A, #8AF4B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7EAFD
Lighter +10%#B9C1F8
Darker −10%#5B6FF0
Darker −20%#2D46EB
Darker −30%#142DD1
Darker −40%#0F23A3
More saturated +25%#7F90FF
Less saturated −25%#9AA4E4

Channel breakdown

R138
G152
B244
Red138 (54.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue232.08°
Saturation (HSL)82.81%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 98 · B F4

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