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Recognised as Colour

#8B84CF

  • #8B84CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8B84CF is a blue with RGB values 139, 132, 207 and HSL 246°, 44%, 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

#8B84CF#8B84CF
HEX#8B84CF
RGBrgb(139, 132, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5176, 0.8118
RGB percentages54.5%, 51.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(245.6, 43.9%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 36.2%, 81.2%)
CMYK32.9%, 36.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,143,503
CSS custom property--colour: #8B84CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#747B30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D8FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C8BCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7A92A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Plum · ΔE 25.1Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8CF84
Analogous#84A3CF, #B084CF
Triadic#CF8B84, #84CF8B
Split complementary#CFB184, #A3CF84
Tetradic#CF84A3, #C8CF84, #84CFB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F2FA
Lighter +20%#D0CDEC
Lighter +10%#AEA9DD
Darker −10%#685FC1
Darker −20%#4C43AA
Darker −30%#3C3486
Darker −40%#2B2661
More saturated +25%#7A6FE4
Less saturated −25%#9C99BA

Channel breakdown

R139
G132
B207
Red139 (54.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue245.6°
Saturation (HSL)43.86%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 84 · B CF

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