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Recognised as Colour

#8B8BFE

  • #8B8BFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8B8BFE is a blue with RGB values 139, 139, 254 and HSL 240°, 98%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8B8BFE#8B8BFE
HEX#8B8BFE
RGBrgb(139, 139, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5451, 0.9961
RGB percentages54.5%, 54.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(240, 98.3%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 45.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK45.3%, 45.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,145,342
CSS custom property--colour: #8B8BFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#747401

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5593FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#64A3B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFE8B
Analogous#8BC4FE, #C48BFE
Triadic#FE8B8B, #8BFE8B
Split complementary#FEC48B, #C4FE8B
Tetradic#FE8BC4, #FEFE8B, #8BFEC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F0FF
Lighter +10%#BEBEFE
Darker −10%#5858FE
Darker −20%#2626FD
Darker −30%#0202EE
Darker −40%#0202BB
More saturated +25%#8A8AFF
Less saturated −25%#9A9AEF

Channel breakdown

R139
G139
B254
Red139 (54.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)98.29%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 8B · B FE

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