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Recognised as Colour

#8A9DF5

  • #8A9DF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A9DF5 is a blue with RGB values 138, 157, 245 and HSL 229°, 84%, 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

#8A9DF5#8A9DF5
HEX#8A9DF5
RGBrgb(138, 157, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6157, 0.9608
RGB percentages54.1%, 61.6%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(229.3, 84.3%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 43.7%, 96.1%)
CMYK43.7%, 35.9%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,084,405
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9DF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#75620A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA7F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#749EF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#65AFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 28.8Plum · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5E28A
Analogous#8AD2F5, #AD8AF5
Triadic#F58A9D, #9DF58A
Split complementary#F5AD8A, #D3F58A
Tetradic#F58AD2, #F5E28A, #8AF5AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8ECFD
Lighter +10%#B9C4F9
Darker −10%#5B76F1
Darker −20%#2C4EED
Darker −30%#1235D4
Darker −40%#0E29A5
More saturated +25%#8097FF
Less saturated −25%#9AA7E5

Channel breakdown

R138
G157
B245
Red138 (54.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue229.35°
Saturation (HSL)84.25%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 9D · B F5

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