Colour

#8B8BDA

#8B8BDA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8B8BDA is a blue with RGB values 139, 139, 218 and HSL 240°, 52%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8B8BDA

RGBrgb(139, 139, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5451, 0.8549

RGB percentages54.5%, 54.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(240, 51.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 36.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK36.2%, 36.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,145,306

CSS custom property--colour: #8B8BDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#747425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7295DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E90D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#759AA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13 Medium purple · ΔE 21.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7 Steel blue · ΔE 25.6 Plum · ΔE 26.2 Slate blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DADA8B

Analogous#8BB3DA, #B38BDA

Triadic#DA8B8B, #8BDA8B

Split complementary#DAB38B, #B3DA8B

Tetradic#DA8BB3, #DADA8B, #8BDAB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D8D8F3

Lighter +10%#B2B2E6

Darker −10%#6464CE

Darker −20%#3E3EC1

Darker −30%#31319B

Darker −40%#252574

More saturated +25%#7878ED

Less saturated −25%#9E9EC7

Channel breakdown

R139

G139

B218

Red139 (54.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)51.63%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 8B · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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