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Recognised as Colour

#8A98FE

  • #8A98FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A98FE is a blue with RGB values 138, 152, 254 and HSL 233°, 98%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A98FE#8A98FE
HEX#8A98FE
RGBrgb(138, 152, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5961, 0.9961
RGB percentages54.1%, 59.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(232.8, 98.3%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 45.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK45.7%, 40.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,083,134
CSS custom property--colour: #8A98FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#756701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#689BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#60ADBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF08A
Analogous#8AD2FE, #B68AFE
Triadic#FE8A98, #98FE8A
Split complementary#FEB68A, #D2FE8A
Tetradic#FE8AD2, #FEF08A, #8AFEB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF1FF
Lighter +10%#BDC5FE
Darker −10%#576BFE
Darker −20%#253FFD
Darker −30%#021EED
Darker −40%#0218BA
More saturated +25%#8997FF
Less saturated −25%#99A3EF

Channel breakdown

R138
G152
B254
Red138 (54.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue232.76°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 98 · B FE

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