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Recognised as Colour

#8B84CD

  • #8B84CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8B84CD is a blue with RGB values 139, 132, 205 and HSL 246°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8B84CD#8B84CD
HEX#8B84CD
RGBrgb(139, 132, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5176, 0.8039
RGB percentages54.5%, 51.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(245.8, 42.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 35.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK32.2%, 35.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,143,501
CSS custom property--colour: #8B84CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#747B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E8ED0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D8BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7B919Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Plum · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6CD84
Analogous#84A2CD, #AF84CD
Triadic#CD8B84, #84CD8B
Split complementary#CDB084, #A2CD84
Tetradic#CD84A2, #C6CD84, #84CDAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F1F9
Lighter +20%#CFCDEA
Lighter +10%#ADA8DC
Darker −10%#6960BE
Darker −20%#4D44A7
Darker −30%#3D3583
Darker −40%#2C265F
More saturated +25%#7A6EE3
Less saturated −25%#9C9AB7

Channel breakdown

R139
G132
B205
Red139 (54.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue245.75°
Saturation (HSL)42.2%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 84 · B CD

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