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Recognised as Colour

#8A9AEB

  • #8A9AEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A9AEB is a blue with RGB values 138, 154, 235 and HSL 230°, 71%, 73%. 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

#8A9AEB#8A9AEB
HEX#8A9AEB
RGBrgb(138, 154, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6039, 0.9216
RGB percentages54.1%, 60.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(230.1, 70.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 41.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK41.3%, 34.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,083,627
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9AEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#756514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EA3EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#769BE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6BAAB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Plum · ΔE 28.6Royal blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBDB8A
Analogous#8ACAEB, #AB8AEB
Triadic#EB8A9A, #9AEB8A
Split complementary#EBAB8A, #CAEB8A
Tetradic#EB8ACA, #EBDB8A, #8AEBAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E5FA
Lighter +10%#B6C0F2
Darker −10%#5E74E4
Darker −20%#334FDC
Darker −30%#203ABC
Darker −40%#192C90
More saturated +25%#798FFC
Less saturated −25%#9BA5DA

Channel breakdown

R138
G154
B235
Red138 (54.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue230.1°
Saturation (HSL)70.8%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 9A · B EB

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