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Recognised as Colour

#8B96FA

  • #8B96FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8B96FA is a blue with RGB values 139, 150, 250 and HSL 234°, 92%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8B96FA#8B96FA
HEX#8B96FA
RGBrgb(139, 150, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5882, 0.9804
RGB percentages54.5%, 58.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(234.1, 91.7%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.1, 44.4%, 98%)
CMYK44.4%, 40%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,148,154
CSS custom property--colour: #8B96FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#746905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71A3FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#689AF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#65ABBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Royal blue · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAEF8B
Analogous#8BCDFA, #B88BFA
Triadic#FA8B96, #96FA8B
Split complementary#FAB88B, #CDFA8B
Tetradic#FA8BCD, #FAEF8B, #8BFAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEFFE
Lighter +10%#BCC2FC
Darker −10%#5A6AF8
Darker −20%#293DF6
Darker −30%#0A1FE2
Darker −40%#0818B1
More saturated +25%#8692FF
Less saturated −25%#9AA2EB

Channel breakdown

R139
G150
B250
Red139 (54.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue234.05°
Saturation (HSL)91.74%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 96 · B FA

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