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Recognised as Colour

#8A9CF6

  • #8A9CF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A9CF6 is a blue with RGB values 138, 156, 246 and HSL 230°, 86%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A9CF6#8A9CF6
HEX#8A9CF6
RGBrgb(138, 156, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6118, 0.9647
RGB percentages54.1%, 61.2%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(230, 85.7%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 43.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK43.9%, 36.6%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,084,150
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9CF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#756309

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA6FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#729DF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#65AEBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.9Plum · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6E48A
Analogous#8AD2F6, #AE8AF6
Triadic#F68A9C, #9CF68A
Split complementary#F6AE8A, #D2F68A
Tetradic#F68AD2, #F6E48A, #8AF6AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9ECFD
Lighter +10%#B9C4FA
Darker −10%#5B74F2
Darker −20%#2B4CEF
Darker −30%#1031D7
Darker −40%#0D27A7
More saturated +25%#8196FF
Less saturated −25%#9AA6E6

Channel breakdown

R138
G156
B246
Red138 (54.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 9C · B F6

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