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Recognised as Colour

#8BA0F7

  • #8BA0F7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8BA0F7 is a blue with RGB values 139, 160, 247 and HSL 228°, 87%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8BA0F7#8BA0F7
HEX#8BA0F7
RGBrgb(139, 160, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6275, 0.9686
RGB percentages54.5%, 62.7%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(228.3, 87.1%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 43.7%, 96.9%)
CMYK43.7%, 35.2%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,150,711
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA0F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#745F08

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A9FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A0F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#65B2C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 30Plum · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7E28B
Analogous#8BD6F7, #AC8BF7
Triadic#F78BA0, #A0F78B
Split complementary#F7AC8B, #D6F78B
Tetradic#F78BD6, #F7E28B, #8BF7AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEEFE
Lighter +10%#BBC7FA
Darker −10%#5B79F4
Darker −20%#2C52F0
Darker −30%#0F36DA
Darker −40%#0C2BAA
More saturated +25%#839BFF
Less saturated −25%#9BA9E8

Channel breakdown

R139
G160
B247
Red139 (54.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue228.33°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A0 · B F7

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