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Colour

#8B91FF

  • #8B91FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8B91FF is a blue with RGB values 139, 145, 255 and HSL 237°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8B91FF#8B91FF
HEX#8B91FF
RGBrgb(139, 145, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5686, 1
RGB percentages54.5%, 56.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(236.9, 100%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.9, 45.5%, 100%)
CMYK45.5%, 43.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,146,879
CSS custom property--colour: #8B91FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#746E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#66A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D97FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#63A8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.1Royal blue · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF98B
Analogous#8BCBFF, #BF8BFF
Triadic#FF8B91, #91FF8B
Split complementary#FFBF8B, #CBFF8B
Tetradic#FF8BCB, #FFF98B, #8BFFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F2FF
Lighter +10%#BEC1FF
Darker −10%#5861FF
Darker −20%#2530FF
Darker −30%#000CF1
Darker −40%#000ABE
More saturated +25%#8B91FF
Less saturated −25%#9A9EF1

Channel breakdown

R139
G145
B255
Red139 (54.5%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue236.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 91 · B FF

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