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Recognised as Colour

#8B83B2

  • #8B83B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8B83B2 is a blue with RGB values 139, 131, 178 and HSL 250°, 23%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8B83B2#8B83B2
HEX#8B83B2
RGBrgb(139, 131, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5137, 0.698
RGB percentages54.5%, 51.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(250.2, 23.4%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.2, 26.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK21.9%, 26.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,143,218
CSS custom property--colour: #8B83B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#747C4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#788AB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7888B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#838B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.6Plum · ΔE 25.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4Light steelblue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAB283
Analogous#8392B2, #A383B2
Triadic#B28B83, #83B28B
Split complementary#B2A383, #92B283
Tetradic#B28392, #AAB283, #83B2A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E1ED
Lighter +20%#C6C2D9
Lighter +10%#A8A2C6
Darker −10%#6E649E
Darker −20%#584F80
Darker −30%#423C60
Darker −40%#2C2841
More saturated +25%#7A6ACB
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R139
G131
B178
Red139 (54.5%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue250.21°
Saturation (HSL)23.38%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 83 · B B2

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