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Recognised as Colour

#8A9BF3

  • #8A9BF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A9BF3 is a blue with RGB values 138, 155, 243 and HSL 230°, 81%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A9BF3#8A9BF3
HEX#8A9BF3
RGBrgb(138, 155, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6078, 0.9529
RGB percentages54.1%, 60.8%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(230.3, 81.4%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 43.2%, 95.3%)
CMYK43.2%, 36.2%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,083,891
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9BF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#75640C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA5F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#739CF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#66ADBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 28Royal blue · ΔE 28.3Plum · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3E28A
Analogous#8ACFF3, #AE8AF3
Triadic#F38A9B, #9BF38A
Split complementary#F3AE8A, #CFF38A
Tetradic#F38ACF, #F3E28A, #8AF3AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7EAFC
Lighter +10%#B8C3F8
Darker −10%#5C73EE
Darker −20%#2D4CEA
Darker −30%#1533CF
Darker −40%#1028A1
More saturated +25%#7E93FF
Less saturated −25%#9AA6E3

Channel breakdown

R138
G155
B243
Red138 (54.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue230.29°
Saturation (HSL)81.4%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 9B · B F3

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