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Recognised as Colour

#8A9DE5

  • #8A9DE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A9DE5 is a blue with RGB values 138, 157, 229 and HSL 227°, 64%, 72%. 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

#8A9DE5#8A9DE5
HEX#8A9DE5
RGBrgb(138, 157, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6157, 0.898
RGB percentages54.1%, 61.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(227.5, 63.6%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 39.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK39.7%, 31.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,084,389
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9DE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#75621A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A4E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9DE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#6DABB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8Plum · ΔE 28.1Light steelblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5D28A
Analogous#8ACBE5, #A48AE5
Triadic#E58A9D, #9DE58A
Split complementary#E5A48A, #CBE58A
Tetradic#E58ACB, #E5D28A, #8AE5A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE3F8
Lighter +10%#B4C0EE
Darker −10%#607ADC
Darker −20%#3757D2
Darker −30%#2743AF
Darker −40%#1E3385
More saturated +25%#7893F7
Less saturated −25%#9CA7D3

Channel breakdown

R138
G157
B229
Red138 (54.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue227.47°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 9D · B E5

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