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Recognised as Colour

#8B84BC

  • #8B84BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8B84BC is a blue with RGB values 139, 132, 188 and HSL 248°, 29%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8B84BC#8B84BC
HEX#8B84BC
RGBrgb(139, 132, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5176, 0.7373
RGB percentages54.5%, 51.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(247.5, 29.5%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 29.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK26.1%, 29.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,143,484
CSS custom property--colour: #8B84BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#747B43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#758CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7589BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#808E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 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 text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Plum · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5BC84
Analogous#8499BC, #A784BC
Triadic#BC8B84, #84BC8B
Split complementary#BCA784, #99BC84
Tetradic#BC8499, #B5BC84, #84BCA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E7F2
Lighter +20%#C9C6E0
Lighter +10%#AAA5CE
Darker −10%#6C63AA
Darker −20%#554D8D
Darker −30%#413B6C
Darker −40%#2D294B
More saturated +25%#796CD4
Less saturated −25%#9D9CA4

Channel breakdown

R139
G132
B188
Red139 (54.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)29.47%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 84 · B BC

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