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Recognised as Colour

#8B90DE

  • #8B90DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8B90DE is a blue with RGB values 139, 144, 222 and HSL 236°, 56%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8B90DE#8B90DE
HEX#8B90DE
RGBrgb(139, 144, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5647, 0.8706
RGB percentages54.5%, 56.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(236.4, 55.7%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 37.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK37.4%, 35.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,146,590
CSS custom property--colour: #8B90DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#746F21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#779AE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7294DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#739FADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED98B
Analogous#8BBADE, #AF8BDE
Triadic#DE8B90, #90DE8B
Split complementary#DEAF8B, #BADE8B
Tetradic#DE8BBA, #DED98B, #8BDEAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DADCF5
Lighter +10%#B3B6E9
Darker −10%#636AD3
Darker −20%#3C44C7
Darker −30%#2E35A2
Darker −40%#23287A
More saturated +25%#7880F1
Less saturated −25%#9EA0CB

Channel breakdown

R139
G144
B222
Red139 (54.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue236.39°
Saturation (HSL)55.7%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 90 · B DE

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