Colour

#8B8FCD

#8B8FCD
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Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8B8FCD is a blue with RGB values 139, 143, 205 and HSL 236°, 40%, 67%. 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#8B8FCD

RGBrgb(139, 143, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5608, 0.8039

RGB percentages54.5%, 56.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(236.4, 39.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 32.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK32.2%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,146,317

CSS custom property--colour: #8B8FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#747032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D96D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7992CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#7A9BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3 Steel blue · ΔE 19.2 Plum · ΔE 25.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Slate grey · ΔE 27.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDC98B

Analogous#8BB0CD, #A88BCD

Triadic#CD8B8F, #8FCD8B

Split complementary#CDA88B, #B0CD8B

Tetradic#CD8BB0, #CDC98B, #8BCDA8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F6FB

Lighter +20%#D2D4EC

Lighter +10%#AFB1DC

Darker −10%#676DBE

Darker −20%#494FA9

Darker −30%#3A3E85

Darker −40%#2A2E62

More saturated +25%#767DE2

Less saturated −25%#A0A1B8

Channel breakdown

R139

G143

B205

Red139 (54.5%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue236.36°

Saturation (HSL)39.76%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 8F · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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