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Colour

#8B9CEC

  • #8B9CEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8B9CEC is a blue with RGB values 139, 156, 236 and HSL 229°, 72%, 74%. 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

#8B9CEC#8B9CEC
HEX#8B9CEC
RGBrgb(139, 156, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6118, 0.9255
RGB percentages54.5%, 61.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(229.5, 71.9%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 41.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK41.1%, 33.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,149,676
CSS custom property--colour: #8B9CEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#746313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80A5EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#799DEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6CACB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 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 text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Plum · ΔE 28.5Light skyblue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDB8B
Analogous#8BCCEC, #AB8BEC
Triadic#EC8B9C, #9CEC8B
Split complementary#ECAB8B, #CDEC8B
Tetradic#EC8BCC, #ECDB8B, #8BECAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E7FA
Lighter +10%#B7C1F3
Darker −10%#5F77E5
Darker −20%#3351DE
Darker −30%#1F3BBF
Darker −40%#182E93
More saturated +25%#7A91FD
Less saturated −25%#9CA7DB

Channel breakdown

R139
G156
B236
Red139 (54.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue229.48°
Saturation (HSL)71.85%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 9C · B EC

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