Colour

#8B8BE2

#8B8BE2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8B8BE2 is a blue with RGB values 139, 139, 226 and HSL 240°, 60%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8B8BE2

RGBrgb(139, 139, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5451, 0.8863

RGB percentages54.5%, 54.5%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(240, 60%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 38.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK38.5%, 38.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,145,314

CSS custom property--colour: #8B8BE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#74741D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E97E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A91E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#729CACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7 Medium purple · ΔE 18 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1 Royal blue · ΔE 25.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.7 Plum · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2E28B

Analogous#8BB6E2, #B68BE2

Triadic#E28B8B, #8BE28B

Split complementary#E2B68B, #B6E28B

Tetradic#E28BB6, #E2E28B, #8BE2B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DDDDF6

Lighter +10%#B4B4EC

Darker −10%#6262D8

Darker −20%#3939CE

Darker −30%#2A2AAA

Darker −40%#202081

More saturated +25%#7979F4

Less saturated −25%#9D9DD0

Channel breakdown

R139

G139

B226

Red139 (54.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 8B · B E2

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Colour values

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