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Colour

#8B88CA

  • #8B88CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8B88CA is a blue with RGB values 139, 136, 202 and HSL 243°, 38%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8B88CA#8B88CA
HEX#8B88CA
RGBrgb(139, 136, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5333, 0.7922
RGB percentages54.5%, 53.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(242.7, 38.4%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.7, 32.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK31.2%, 32.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,144,522
CSS custom property--colour: #8B88CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#747735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7591CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#738DC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7B94A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Plum · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4Slate grey · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7CA88
Analogous#88A6CA, #AC88CA
Triadic#CA8B88, #88CA8B
Split complementary#CAAC88, #A6CA88
Tetradic#CA88A6, #C7CA88, #88CAAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F2F9
Lighter +20%#D0CFE9
Lighter +10%#ADABDA
Darker −10%#6965BA
Darker −20%#4D49A3
Darker −30%#3C3980
Darker −40%#2C295D
More saturated +25%#7772E0
Less saturated −25%#9F9DB4

Channel breakdown

R139
G136
B202
Red139 (54.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue242.73°
Saturation (HSL)38.37%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 88 · B CA

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