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Colour

#8B9AF8

  • #8B9AF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8B9AF8 is a blue with RGB values 139, 154, 248 and HSL 232°, 89%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8B9AF8#8B9AF8
HEX#8B9AF8
RGBrgb(139, 154, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6039, 0.9725
RGB percentages54.5%, 60.4%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(231.7, 88.6%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 44%, 97.3%)
CMYK44%, 37.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,149,176
CSS custom property--colour: #8B9AF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#746507

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A5FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9CF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#66ADBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.7Steel blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8E98B
Analogous#8BD1F8, #B28BF8
Triadic#F88B9A, #9AF88B
Split complementary#F8B28B, #D1F88B
Tetradic#F88BD1, #F8E98B, #8BF8B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEEFE
Lighter +10%#BBC4FB
Darker −10%#5B70F5
Darker −20%#2B46F2
Darker −30%#0D2ADD
Darker −40%#0A21AD
More saturated +25%#8495FF
Less saturated −25%#9AA5E9

Channel breakdown

R139
G154
B248
Red139 (54.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue231.74°
Saturation (HSL)88.62%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 9A · B F8

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