Colour

#8B90CB

#8B90CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8B90CB is a blue with RGB values 139, 144, 203 and HSL 235°, 38%, 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 Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8B90CB

RGBrgb(139, 144, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5647, 0.7961

RGB percentages54.5%, 56.5%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(235.3, 38.1%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 31.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK31.5%, 29.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,146,571

CSS custom property--colour: #8B90CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#746F34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F97CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B92CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#7A9BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 25 Plum · ΔE 25.5 Slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBC68B

Analogous#8BB0CB, #A68BCB

Triadic#CB8B90, #90CB8B

Split complementary#CBA68B, #B0CB8B

Tetradic#CB8BB0, #CBC68B, #8BCBA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F5FA

Lighter +20%#D1D3EB

Lighter +10%#AEB2DB

Darker −10%#686EBB

Darker −20%#4A51A6

Darker −30%#3A4082

Darker −40%#2B2F5F

More saturated +25%#767EE0

Less saturated −25%#A0A2B6

Channel breakdown

R139

G144

B203

Red139 (54.5%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue235.31°

Saturation (HSL)38.1%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 90 · B CB

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Colour values

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