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Recognised as Colour

#8B83C1

  • #8B83C1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8B83C1 is a blue with RGB values 139, 131, 193 and HSL 248°, 33%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8B83C1#8B83C1
HEX#8B83C1
RGBrgb(139, 131, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5137, 0.7569
RGB percentages54.5%, 51.4%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(247.7, 33.3%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 32.1%, 75.7%)
CMYK28%, 32.1%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,143,233
CSS custom property--colour: #8B83C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#747C3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#728CC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7289BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7F8E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Plum · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9C183
Analogous#839AC1, #AA83C1
Triadic#C18B83, #83C18B
Split complementary#C1AA83, #9AC183
Tetradic#C1839A, #B9C183, #83C1AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE9F4
Lighter +20%#CBC7E3
Lighter +10%#ABA5D2
Darker −10%#6B61B0
Darker −20%#544A94
Darker −30%#403972
Darker −40%#2D2850
More saturated +25%#7A6CD8
Less saturated −25%#9C9AAA

Channel breakdown

R139
G131
B193
Red139 (54.5%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue247.74°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 83 · B C1

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